estradiol

English

Chemical structure of estradiol

Alternative forms

• oestradiol (UK)
• E2 (abbreviation)

Etymology

From estra(triene) +‎ diol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

Noun

estradiol (countable and uncountable, plural estradiols)

1. (American spelling, biochemistry, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

Derived terms

• estradiol benzoate
• estradiol undecylate
• estradiol valerate

Translations

Translations

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雌二醇 (cí'èrchún)

• Czech: estradiol m
• Finnish: estradioli
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: Östradiol n
• Italian: estradiolo (it) m
• Polish: estradiol m
• Portuguese: estradiol m
• Russian: эстрадио́л (ru) m (estradiól)
• Serbo-Croatian: estradiol (sh) m
• Slovak: estradiol m
• Slovene: estradiol m
• Swedish: östradiol (sv)

References

• “oestradiol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “estradiol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• idolastre, idolaters, steroidal

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French oestradiol.

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioli)

1. estradiol

Declension

Declension of estradiol

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) estradiol	estradiolul	(niște) estradioli	estradiolii
genitive/dative	(unui) estradiol	estradiolului	(unor) estradioli	estradiolilor
vocative	estradiolule		estradiolilor

Spanish

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioles)

1. estradiol