estrogen
See also: estrogén
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From estrus + -gen (“a producer of”).
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/
Audio (US) (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/
Noun edit
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.
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Translations edit
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Anagrams edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
estrogen m inan
Declension edit
Declension of estrogen (hard masculine inanimate)
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 edit
- estrogen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English estrogen.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
estrogen m inan
- estrogen (steroid hormone)
Declension edit
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 edit
adjectives
Further reading edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French oestrogène.
Noun edit
estrogen n (plural estrogene)
Declension edit
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 |