noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A steroid that can be oxygenated to cortisol. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

11-deoxycortisolcortexolonecortexolonedeoxycortisol

Etymology

From cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -o- + d(e)ox(y)- + -one.

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