estrene

See also: estrené

English

Noun

estrene (plural estrenes)

  1. (biochemistry) A derivative of estradiol characterized by a structure that includes a phenolic ring.
    • 1979, L. V. Asolkar, Diosgenin and Other Steroid Drug Precursors, page 99:
      A series of compounds related to the estrenes, parent saturated hydrocarbon of which is 5a-estrane (Fig. 4.3), have been obtained by removing the 19-methyl group (No R or Nor) attached to the 10th position in androstene derivatives.
    • 1997, J. J. Lagowski, Macmillan Encyclopedia of Chemistry, page 1192:
      In 1993 , a U.S. patent (# 5,272,134) was granted for fragrances containing 16-androstene and estrene steroids (see examples in Figure 14).
    • 2000, David L. Berliner, Nathan William Adams, Clive L. Jennings-White, “6140316 Estrebe Steriuds as Neurochemical Initiators of Change in Human Hypothalamic Function and Related pharmaceutical Compositions”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
      A pharmaceutical composition in a dosage unit form adapted for nasal administration in a human subject, said composition comprising per dosage unit, an effective amount of an Estrene steroid in a range to effect the nervous system through the vomeronasal organ but ineffective to have a systemic effect by absorption into the circulatory system []

Usage notes

This term is primarily used as part of a descriptive name of a compound that includes an estrene as part of its chemical structure.

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

estrene

  1. inflection of estrenar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative