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Where does “corticosterone” come from?

corticosterone (English) comes from English -sterone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

corticosterone (English): A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal...

Definitions

  1. A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal...

Ancestry of “corticosterone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-steroneSteroid hormone; Used to form names of...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “corticosterone”

  • cortisol
  • hydrocortisone
  • cortisone
  • hypercortisolism
  • hypercortisolemia
  • hypocortisolism
  • deoxycortisol
  • desoxycorticosterone
  • hypocortisolemic
  • tetrahydrocortisone
  • hypocortisolemia
  • cortisolemia
  • epicortisol
  • hypercortisonemia
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