Etymology

deoxycorticosterone

Today it means: A steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency. Full definition →

English corticosterone ← German Keton ← French cholestéro
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  9. Englishoxy-
  10. Englishdeoxy-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
  14. Latincortex
  15. Englishcortico-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  17. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  18. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ster-
  20. Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
  21. Frenchcholestérine
  22. Frenchcholestéro
  23. Englishcholesterol
  24. Englishsterol
  25. GermanKeton
  26. Englishketone
  27. Englishcorticosterone
  28. English todaydeoxycorticosterone

From deoxy- + corticosterone.

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