estrógeno

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See also: estrogeno

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: es‧tró‧ge‧no

Noun

estrógeno m (plural estrógenos)

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

Spanish

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Etymology

Borrowed from English estrogen. By surface analysis, estro +‎ -geno.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾoxeno/
  • Rhymes: -oxeno
  • Syllabification: es‧tró‧ge‧no

Noun

estrógeno m (plural estrógenos)

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

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Adjective

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

  1. estrogenic
    Synonym: estrogénico

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