estrogen

• oestrogen, œstrogen (UK)

From estro- (estrus) +‎ -gen (“a producer of”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/

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.
   • 1970, Harvey W. Mohrenweiser, Role of Hormones in Controlling Ribonucleic Acid Synthesis During Lactogenesis‎^[1], Michigan State University. Departments of Biochemistry and Dairy, page 36:

     secondly, in many hormone-target organ interactions including the effect of estrogen on rat uterus, growth hormone and hydrocortisone on rat liver and thyroid hormone on toadpole liver, newly formed microsomes have been isolated which have increased protein synthesizing ability (Tata, 1968).

   • 2013, David O. Norris, Vertebrate Endocrinology‎^[2], page 151:

     It is known as Hatschek's pit and has been found to react positively to antibodies against substance P, met-enkephalin, cholecystokinin (CCK), mammalian luteinizing hormone (LH), and the enzyme aromatase (P450_aro), which converts certain androgens into estrogens (see Chapter 3).

   • 2023 July 21, Amanda Musa, “The FDA approved the US’ first over-the-counter birth control pill. What happens next?”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     Amies Oelschlager said in a statement that oral contraceptives that contain estrogen may cause side effects such as headaches, nausea, and breast tenderness.

• E, estro (slang)

• estrogenemia
• estrogenic
• estrogenism

• Gerontes

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛstroɡɛn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɛstroɡɛːn]

estrogen m inan

1. estrogen

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

Borrowed from English estrogen.

• IPA^(key): /ɛsˈtrɔ.ɡɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn
• Syllabification: es‧tro‧gen

estrogen m inan

1. estrogen (steroid hormone)

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

Borrowed from French oestrogène.

estrogen n (plural estrogene)

1. estrogen