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.
   • 2021, Jane Y. Xu, Michelle A. O’Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S. Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C. Pang, “Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?”, in Front Endocrinol, →DOI:

     Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.

Derived terms

• cloxestradiol
• estradiol benzoate
• estradiol undecylate
• estradiol valerate
• estramustine
• estrapronicate
• ethinylestradiol
• fluorestradiol
• fluoroestradiol
• methylestradiol
• mifepristone
• quinestradol

 

Translations

Translations

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

  Mandarin: 雌二醇 (cí'èrchún)

• Czech: estradiol m
• Finnish: estradioli
• French: œstradiol (fr), estradiol (fr)
• 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

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	estradiol	estradiolul		estradioli	estradiolii
genitive-dative	estradiol	estradiolului		estradioli	estradiolilor
vocative	estradiolule			estradiolilor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /estɾaˈdjol/ [es.t̪ɾaˈð̞jol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: es‧tra‧diol

Noun

estradiol m (plural estradioles)

1. estradiol