English Explanatory Dictionary

tixocortol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A corticosteroid used as an intestinal anti-inflammatory and decongestant, a 21-thiol derivative of hydrocortisone.

Word forms

tixocortol

Etymology

By surface analysis, tixo- (“modern coinage for thiol (sulfur) modification”) + cort- (“steroid core related to cortisol/hydrocortisone”) + -ol.

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