adrenocorticotropic
adjective
adrenocorticotropic is spelled A-D-R-E-N-O-C-O-R-T-I-C-O-T-R-O-P-I-C: 19 letters. It appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, adrenocorticotropic means “That stimulates the adrenal cortex” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adrenocorticotropic?
| Letters | 19: A-D-R-E-N-O-C-O-R-T-I-C-O-T-R-O-P-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 27 million words; the 157,761st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is adrenocorticotropic?
Adrenocorticotropic appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does adrenocorticotropic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adrenocorticotropic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that stimulates the adrenal cortex:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adrénocorticotrope |
| Portuguese | adrenocorticotrópico, adrenocorticotrófico |
| Spanish | adrenocorticotropo |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does adrenocorticotropic come from?
From adreno- + corticotropic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).