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progesterones

progesterones is the plural of progesterone.

Meaning of progesterone

Noun

progesterone (plural progesterones)

  1. (uncountable, steroids) A steroid hormone, secreted by the ovaries, whose function is to prepare the uterus for the implantation of a fertilized ovum and to maintain pregnancy.
  2. (countable, steroids) A synthetic version of the compound, used in contraceptive pills and other pharmaceutical products.

Questions about progesterones

What is progesterones the plural of?
Progesterones is the plural of progesterone.

Words near progesterones in the dictionary

  1. progestagenic
  2. progestagens
  3. progestational
  4. Progesterex
  5. progesterone
  6. progesterones
  7. progesteronic
  8. progestin
  9. progestin-only
  10. progestinic
  11. progestins

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