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estrane

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
es-trane
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A steroid hydrocarbon that is the basis of several female hormones

American usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- French -gènebor. English -gen English estr(ogen) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English estrane From estr(ogen) + -ane.

Usage

Inflected Forms

estranes (plural) oestrane (alternative)

Questions

What does estrane mean?
A steroid hydrocarbon that is the basis of several female hormones
Where does estrane come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- French -gènebor. English -gen English estr(ogen) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English estrane From estr(ogen) + -ane.

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