Words with Suffix “--sterone” in English (US)

Dehydrocorticosterone is a nine-syllable noun of Greek and Latin origin, stressed on the fifth syllable. Syllabification follows standard US English rules, prioritizing vowel-consonant splits and diphthong nuclei. The word's morphemic structure reveals its function as a steroid hormone.

Dehydrotestosterone is a seven-syllable word (de-hy-dro-tes-to-ste-rone) with primary stress on the fifth syllable. It's morphologically complex, built from Greek and Latin roots and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard US English rules of onset-rime division and vowel-consonant separation.

Desoxycorticosterone is an 8-syllable medical term (de-sox-y-cor-ti-cos-ter-one) comprising three morphemes: 'desoxy-' (lacking oxygen), 'cortic-' (adrenal cortex), and '-sterone' (steroid hormone). Primary stress falls on 'cos' with secondary stresses on 'sox', 'cor', and 'one'. The 'x' splits as /k-s/ between syllables, and 'y' functions as a vowel. IPA: /diˌsɑksiˌkɔrtɪˈkɑstəˌroʊn/.

Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone is an 11-syllable chemical compound name divided as hy-drox-y-des-ox-y-cor-ti-co-ster-one. It comprises four morphemes: hydroxy- (hydroxyl group), desoxy- (oxygen-removed), cortico- (adrenal cortex), and -sterone (steroid ketone). Primary stress falls on 'ster' with secondary stresses on 'hy', 'des', and 'cor'. The syllabification follows maximal onset principle while respecting morpheme boundaries typical of chemical nomenclature.

Hydroxydesoxycorticosterone is an 11-syllable scientific noun syllabified as hy-drox-y-de-sox-y-cor-ti-co-ster-one. The division is dictated primarily by its four morphological components: hydroxy-, desoxy-, cortico-, and -sterone. Its phonetic transcription is /haɪˌdɹɑksiˌdɛsɑksiˌkɔɹtɪkoʊˈstɪɹoʊn/, with primary stress on the 'ster' syllable and multiple secondary stresses. The analysis relies on respecting morpheme boundaries first, then applying standard English phonotactic rules like the Maximal Onset Principle within each component.