estradiol

English

Chemical structure of estradiol

Alternative forms

oestradiol (British)
E2 (abbreviation)

Etymology

From estra(triene) +‎ diol.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

Noun

estradiol (countable and uncountable, plural estradiols)

(American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

Derived terms

estradiol benzoate
estradiol undecylate
estradiol valerate

Translations

Translations

Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雌二醇 (cí'èrchún)
Czech: estradiol m
Finnish: estradioli
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Östradiol n
Italian: estradiolo (it) m
Polish: estradiol m
Russian: эстрадио́л (ru) m (estradiól)
Serbo-Croatian: estradiol (sh) m
Slovak: estradiol m
Slovene: estradiol m
Swedish: östradiol (sv)

References

“oestradiol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“estradiol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

idolastre, idolaters, steroidal

Romanian

Etymology

From French oestradiol.

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioli)

estradiol

Declension

Declension of estradiol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) estradiol	estradiolul	(niște) estradioli	estradiolii
genitive/dative	(unui) estradiol	estradiolului	(unor) estradioli	estradiolilor
vocative	estradiolule		estradiolilor

Spanish

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioles)

estradiol

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