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pregnenolone

pregnenolone noun: a steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.

Noun

pregnenolone (usually uncountable, plural pregnenolones)

  1. (usually, steroids) A steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.

Forms of pregnenolone

pluralpregnenolones

Origin of pregnenolone

From pregnane + -ene + -ol + -one.

Words formed from pregnenolone

Questions about pregnenolone

What does pregnenolone mean?
Pregnenolone means a steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.
What part of speech is pregnenolone?
Pregnenolone is a noun.
What is the plural of pregnenolone?
The plural of pregnenolone is pregnenolones.

Words near pregnenolone in the dictionary

  1. pregnene
  2. pregnenedione
  3. pregnenediones
  4. pregnenes
  5. pregneninolone
  6. pregnenolone
  7. pregnenolones
  8. pregnercise
  9. prego
  10. prego roll
  11. prego rolls

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