tixocortol en · NOUN
Etymology
By surface analysis, tixo- (“modern coinage for thiol (sulfur) modification”) + cort- (“steroid core related to cortisol/hydrocortisone”) + -ol.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A corticosteroid used as an intestinal anti-inflammatory and decongestant, a 21-thiol derivative of hydrocortisone.