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desoxycortone

/dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
des-oxy-cor-tone
IPA
/dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.

Uncountable

Etymology

Contraction of desoxycorticosterone.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

deoxycortone (alternative, UK)

Questions

How do you pronounce desoxycortone?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɛzˌɑk.sɪˈkɔɹˌtoʊn/.
What does desoxycortone mean?
The steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.
Where does desoxycortone come from?
Contraction of desoxycorticosterone.

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