CORTONE ACETATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Cortone Acetate mean? 

• CORTONE ACETATE (noun)
  The noun CORTONE ACETATE has 1 sense:

1. a corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone

  Familiarity information: CORTONE ACETATE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CORTONE ACETATE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A corticosteroid hormone (trade name Cortone Acetate) normally produced by the adrenal cortex; is converted to hydrocortisone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

cortisone; Cortone Acetate

Hypernyms ("Cortone Acetate" is a kind of...):

adrenal cortical steroid; corticoid; corticosteroid (a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response)

ketosteroid (a steroid containing a ketone group)

Domain usage:

trade name (a name given to a product or service)