corticosterone
noun
corticosterone is spelled C-O-R-T-I-C-O-S-T-E-R-O-N-E: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, corticosterone means “A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corticosterone is corticosterones.
How many letters and syllables are in corticosterone?
| Letters | 14: C-O-R-T-I-C-O-S-T-E-R-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 118,441st 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 corticosterone?
Corticosterone appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st 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).
Forms of corticosterone
- corticosterones plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corticosterone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A corticosteroid hormone, produced in the adrenal glands, involved in metabolism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corticosterone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | corticosterona |
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 corticosterone come from?
From cortico- + -sterone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).