fludrocortisone
/ˌflu.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/noun
fludrocortisone is a noun meaning “A potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-L-U-D-R-O-C-O-R-T-I-S-O-N-E and has 5 syllables, and it appears about once in every 71 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does fludrocortisone mean?
noun
- 1
A potent mineralocorticoid drug that is derived from hydrocortisone, possesses some glucocorticoid activity, and is administered in the form of its acetate C₂₃H₃₁FO₆ to treat adrenocortical insufficiency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce fludrocortisone?
- US /ˌflu.dɹoʊˈkɔɹ.tɪˌsoʊn/
Fludrocortisone has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is fludrocortisone?
Fludrocortisone appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Fludrocortisone in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | fludrocortisona |
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 fludrocortisone come from?
Blend of fluoro- + hydrocortisone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).