Meanings
- uncountablebiochemistryA steroid that can be oxygenated to cortisol.
Synonyms: cortexolone, 11-deoxycortisol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA steroid that can be oxygenated to cortisol.
Origin
From cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -o- + d(e)ox(y)- + -one.
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cortodoxone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cortodoxone
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