English Explanatory Dictionary

pregnenolone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

pregnenolone pregnenolones

Derived words

hydroxypregnenolone spongiopregnoloside
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