deoxycorticosterone

English

Chemical structure of deoxycorticosterone

Alternative forms

• 11-deoxycorticosterone
• desoxycorticosterone (US)
• desoxycortone, deoxycortone (as a drug)

Etymology

From deoxy- +‎ corticosterone.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /diːˌɒk.sɪˌkɔː.tɪk.əʊˈstɛ.ɹəʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /diˌɑk.sɪˌkɔɹ.tɪˈkɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/

Noun

deoxycorticosterone (countable and uncountable, plural deoxycorticosterones) (abbreviated DOC)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) A steroid hormone, produced in the adrenal cortex; sometimes manufactured synthetically for use in cases of adrenal insufficiency.

References

• “deoxycorticosterone”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “desoxycorticosterone”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.