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fluticasone

fluticasone noun: a synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.

Noun

fluticasone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.

Origin of fluticasone

From flu(or)- + t(h)i(oate) + (corti)sone, left the -ca- unexplained.

Questions about fluticasone

What does fluticasone mean?
Fluticasone means a synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.
What part of speech is fluticasone?
Fluticasone is a noun.

Words near fluticasone in the dictionary

  1. flutesful
  2. flutework
  3. flutey
  4. Fluther
  5. fluthered
  6. fluticasone
  7. Flutie effect
  8. flutier
  9. flutiest
  10. flutily
  11. flutina

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