estrogen
See also: estrogén
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom estrus + -gen (“a producer of”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/
Noun
editestrogen (countable and uncountable, plural estrogens)
- (biochemistry, steroids) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editestrogen
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Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editNoun
editestrogen m inan
Declension
editDeclension of estrogen (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | estrogen | estrogeny |
| genitive | estrogenu | estrogenů |
| dative | estrogenu | estrogenům |
| accusative | estrogen | estrogeny |
| vocative | estrogene | estrogeny |
| locative | estrogenu | estrogenech |
| instrumental | estrogenem | estrogeny |
Further reading
edit- “estrogen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
Polish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English estrogen.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editestrogen m inan
- estrogen (steroid hormone)
Declension
editDeclension of estrogen
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | estrogen | estrogeny |
| genitive | estrogenu | estrogenów |
| dative | estrogenowi | estrogenom |
| accusative | estrogen | estrogeny |
| instrumental | estrogenem | estrogenami |
| locative | estrogenie | estrogenach |
| vocative | estrogenie | estrogeny |
Derived terms
editadjectives
Further reading
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French oestrogène.
Noun
editestrogen n (plural estrogene)
Declension
editDeclension of estrogen
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) estrogen | estrogenul | (niște) estrogene | estrogenele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) estrogen | estrogenului | (unor) estrogene | estrogenelor |
| vocative | estrogenule | estrogenelor | ||
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