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estrogen

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See also: estrogén

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From estrus +‎ -gen (a producer of).

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Noun

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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.

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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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estrogen m inan

  1. estrogen

Declension

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Further reading

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  • estrogen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English estrogen.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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estrogen m inan

  1. estrogen (steroid hormone)

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Derived terms

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adjectives

Further reading

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  • estrogen in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • estrogen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French oestrogène.

Noun

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estrogen n (plural estrogene)

  1. estrogen

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative estrogen estrogenul estrogene estrogenele
genitive-dative estrogen estrogenului estrogene estrogenelor
vocative estrogenule estrogenelor