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English

Alternative forms

• oestrogen (UK)
• œstrogen (UK)

Etymology

From estrus +? -gen (“a producer of”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??st??d??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?i?st??d???n/

Noun

estrogen (countable and uncountable, plural estrogens)

1. (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

Derived terms

Related terms

• estrogenemia
• estrogenic
• estrogenism

Translations

Anagrams

• Gerontes

Czech

Noun

estrogen m

1. estrogen

Further reading

• estrogen in Kartotéka Novo?eského lexikálního archivu

Polish

Etymology

From English estrogen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??str?.??n/

Noun

estrogen m inan

1. estrogen (steroid hormone)

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjectives) estrogenowy, estrogenny

Further reading

• estrogen in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• estrogen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French oestrogène.

Noun

estrogen n (plural estrogene)

1. estrogen

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• oestrone (British)
• E1 (abbreviation)

Etymology

From estr- +? -one.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???st?o?n/

Noun

estrone (countable and uncountable, plural estrones)

1. (American spelling, biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C₁₈H₂₂O₂ found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of and less potent than estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency.

Synonyms

• theelin

References

• “estrone”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Anagrams

• -sterone, Ernesto, enstore, restone, retones