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pregnenolone

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables
preg-nenolone
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

pregnenolones (plural)

Derived Forms

hydroxypregnenolone spongiopregnoloside

Questions

What does pregnenolone mean?
A steroid prohormone involved in the steroidogenesis of progesterone, mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, androgens, and estrogens.
Where does pregnenolone come from?
From pregnane + -ene + -ol + -one.

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