estrogen

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See also: estrogén

English[edit]

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From estrus +‎ -gen (a producer of).

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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[edit]

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Noun[edit]

estrogen m inan

  1. estrogen

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Further reading[edit]

  • estrogen in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English estrogen.

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estrogen m inan

  1. estrogen (steroid hormone)

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adjectives

Further reading[edit]

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

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French oestrogène.

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estrogen n (plural estrogene)

  1. estrogen

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