estrogen
See also: estrogén
English
Alternative forms
- oestrogen (UK)
- œstrogen (UK)
Etymology
From estrus + -gen (“a producer of”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/
Noun
estrogen (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
- E, estro (slang)
Derived terms
- antiestrogen
- estrogened
- estrogenemia
- estrogenic
- estrogenism
- estrogenization
- estrogenized
- estrogenlike
- mycoestrogen
- nonestrogen
- phytoestrogen
- xenoestrogen
Related terms
- estrogenemia
- estrogenic
- estrogenism
Translations
estrogen
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Anagrams
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Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛstroɡɛn]
Noun
estrogen m inan
- estrogen
Declension
Declension of estrogen
singular | plural | |
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nominative | estrogen | estrogeny |
genitive | estrogenu | estrogenů |
dative | estrogenu | estrogenům |
accusative | estrogen | estrogeny |
vocative | estrogene | estrogeny |
locative | estrogenu | estrogenech |
instrumental | estrogenem | estrogeny |
Further reading
- estrogen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English estrogen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛsˈtrɔ.ɡɛn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn
- Syllabification: es‧tro‧gen
Noun
estrogen m inan
- estrogen (steroid hormone)
Declension
Declension of estrogen
singular | plural | |
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nominative | estrogen | estrogeny |
genitive | estrogenu | estrogenów |
dative | estrogenowi | estrogenom |
accusative | estrogen | estrogeny |
instrumental | estrogenem | estrogenami |
locative | estrogenie | estrogenach |
vocative | estrogenie | estrogeny |
Derived terms
adjectives
- estrogenny
- estrogenowy
Further reading
- estrogen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- estrogen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From French oestrogène.
Noun
estrogen n (plural estrogene)
- estrogen
Declension
Declension of estrogen
singular | plural | |||
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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 |