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allopregnanolone

allopregnanolone noun: a neurosteroid that is a metabolite of progesterone.

Noun

allopregnanolone (uncountable)

  1. A neurosteroid that is a metabolite of progesterone

Origin of allopregnanolone

From allo- + pregnanolone.

Words formed from allopregnanolone

Questions about allopregnanolone

What does allopregnanolone mean?
Allopregnanolone means a neurosteroid that is a metabolite of progesterone.
What part of speech is allopregnanolone?
Allopregnanolone is a noun.

Words near allopregnanolone in the dictionary

  1. allopreened
  2. allopreening
  3. allopregnanalone
  4. allopregnane
  5. allopregnanediol
  6. allopregnanolone
  7. alloproliferation
  8. alloproliferative
  9. alloprotein
  10. alloproteins
  11. allopsychic

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