Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desoxycorticosterone

/dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: des-oxy-cor-ti-cos-terone
IPA: /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/

35

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

US form of deoxycorticosterone.

American usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English desoxy- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English desoxycorticosterone From desoxy- + corticosterone.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce desoxycorticosterone?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/.
What does desoxycorticosterone mean?: US form of deoxycorticosterone.
Where does desoxycorticosterone come from?: Etymology tree English desoxy- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kert- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kort-ek-sder. Latin cortexder. English cortico- English cholesterol English sterol German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English -sterone English corticosterone English desoxycorticosterone From desoxy- + corticosterone.

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