11–dehydrocorticosterone

noun 11–de·hy·dro·cor·ti·co·ste·rone
\i-ˈlev-ən-(ˌ)dē-ˌhī-drō-ˌkȯrt-ə-ˈkäs-tə-ˌrōn, -i-(ˌ)kō-stə-ˈ; -ˌkȯrt-i-kō-ˈsti(ə)r-ˌōn\

Medical Definition of 11-DEHYDROCORTICOSTERONE

: a steroid C₂₁H₂₈O₄ extracted from the adrenal cortex and also made synthetically—compare cortisone

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