estrógeno

See also: estrogeno

Portuguese

Noun

estrógeno m (plural estrógenos)

(biochemistry, steroids) estrogen (hormone secreted by the ovaries)
Synonym: estrogénio

Spanish

Etymology

From English estrogen. By surface analysis, estro +‎ -geno.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /esˈtɾoxeno/ [esˈt̪ɾo.xe.no]
Rhymes: -oxeno
Syllabification: es‧tró‧ge‧no

Noun

estrógeno m (plural estrógenos)

(biochemistry, steroids) estrogen (hormone secreted by the ovaries)

Hyponyms

estradiol
estriol
estrona

Derived terms

estrogénico

Adjective

estrógeno (feminine estrógena, masculine plural estrógenos, feminine plural estrógenas)

estrogenic
Synonym: estrogénico

Further reading

“estrógeno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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