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progestogen

/pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables
pro-ges-to-gen
IPA
/pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The steroid hormone progesterone.

noun

Any of a class of synthetic hormones which produce effects similar to progesterone (the only natural progestogen) and have antiestrogenic and antigonadotropic properties.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestō Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English progestogen From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/
  • British English: /pɹəˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/

Inflected Forms

progestogens (plural) progestagen (alternative)

Derived Forms

antiprogestogen progestogenic

Phrases

-gestr- progestogen-only Mass.: Merriam-Webster in . Oxford: Oxford University Press launched 2000

Frequently Paired Words

progesterone progestin in 2011–present Springfield Mass.: Merriam-Webster 1996–present in .

Synonyms

gestagen progestin

Questions

How do you pronounce progestogen?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɹoʊˈdʒɛs.tə.dʒən/.
What does progestogen mean?
The steroid hormone progesterone.
Where does progestogen come from?
Etymology tree English pro- Latin gestō Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English progestogen From pro- + Latin gestō (“to bear, to carry”) + English -o- + -gen. First attested in 1941.

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