"estradiol" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/ [General-American] Forms: estradiols [plural]
Etymology: From estra(triene) + diol. Etymology templates: {{af|en|estratriene|diol|alt1=estra(triene)}} estra(triene) + diol Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} estradiol (countable and uncountable, plural estradiols)
  1. (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. Wikipedia link: estradiol Tags: US, countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Hormones, Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: oestradiol [UK], E2 [abbreviation] Translations (Translations): 雌二醇 (cí'èrchún) (Chinese Mandarin), estradiol [masculine] (Czech), estradioli (Finnish), œstradiol (French), estradiol (French), Östradiol [neuter] (German), estradiolo [masculine] (Italian), estradiol [masculine] (Polish), estradiol [masculine] (Portuguese), эстрадио́л (estradiól) [masculine] (Russian), estradiol [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), estradiol [masculine] (Slovak), estradiol [masculine] (Slovene), östradiol (Swedish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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