Meanings
noundeoxycorticosterone (countable and uncountable, plural deoxycorticosterones, abbreviation DOC)
plural deoxycorticosterones · abbreviation DOC · alternative 11-deoxycorticosterone · alternative US desoxycorticosterone · alternative desoxycortone · alternative deoxycortone
- countableuncountablesteroidsbiochemistryA steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
- Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
- Englishoxy-
- Englishdeoxy-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kert-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)kort-ek-s
- Latincortex
- Englishcortico-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
- Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
- Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
- Proto-Indo-European*ster-
- Ancient Greekστερεός (stereós)
- Frenchcholestérine
- Frenchcholestéro
- Englishcholesterol
- Englishsterol
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishcorticosterone
- Englishdeoxycorticosterone
From deoxy- + corticosterone.
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APA
deoxycorticosterone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxycorticosterone
MLA
“deoxycorticosterone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxycorticosterone. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoxycorticosterone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoxycorticosterone.
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