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-gest

/d͡ʒɛst/

-gest suffix: used to form names of steroids, progestogens.

Suffix

-gest

  1. Used to form names of steroids, progestogens.

Forms of -gest

alternative formgest-
alternative form-gest-

Origin of -gest

From progestogen.

Questions about -gest

What does -gest mean?
-gest means used to form names of steroids, progestogens.
What part of speech is -gest?
-gest is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -gest?
-gest is pronounced /d͡ʒɛst/.

Words near -gest in the dictionary

  1. -genic
  2. -genin
  3. -genous
  4. -geny
  5. -gerous
  6. -gest
  7. -gesterone
  8. -gestr-
  9. -geusia
  10. -ghazi
  11. -ghazis

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