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Words with Suffix “-sterone” in English (US)
Browse English (US) words ending with the suffix “-sterone”, complete with pronunciations, syllable breakdowns, and linguistic insights.
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-sterone Greek origin: stereos (solid) + -one (ketone); indicates a steroid structure.
deoxycorticosterone
8 syllables19 letters
de·ox·y·cor·ti·co·ste·rone
/ˌdiːˌɒksiˌkɔːrtɪkoʊˈstiːroʊn/
noun
Deoxycorticosterone is an eight-syllable word (de-ox-y-cor-ti-co-ste-rone) with primary stress on the penultimate syllable. It's morphologically complex, composed of Greek and Latin roots and suffixes. Syllabification follows standard vowel-consonant and consonant cluster rules.