Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marker degradation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: mark-er degra-da-tion
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.

Uncountable

Etymology

It was developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–40.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does marker degradation mean?: A three-step synthetic route in steroid chemistry, used for the production of cortisone and mammalian sex hormones from plant steroids.
Where does marker degradation come from?: It was developed by American chemist Russell Earl Marker in 1938–40.

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