estrogen

== English == === Alternative forms === oestrogen (Commonwealth) œstrogen (dated) === Etymology === From estro- (estrus) +‎ -gen (“a producer of”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/ === Noun === 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. ==== Synonyms ==== E, estro (slang) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== estrogenemia estrogenic estrogenism ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Gerontes == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɛstroɡɛn] IPA(key): [ˈɛstroɡɛːn] === Noun === estrogen m inan estrogen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “estrogen”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech) == Polish == === Etymology === Borrowed from English estrogen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛsˈtrɔ.ɡɛn/ Rhymes: -ɔɡɛn Syllabification: es‧tro‧gen === Noun === estrogen m inan estrogen (steroid hormone) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “estrogen”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[4] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “estrogen”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[5] (in Polish) == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French oestrogène. === Noun === estrogen n (plural estrogene) estrogen ==== Declension ====