pregnane.
The parent hydrocarbon for a range of steroids including the progesterones
Meaning & usage
The parent hydrocarbon for a range of steroids including the progesterones
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin praegnāns Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane English pregnane From Latin praegnans + -ane, from praegnās, from prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of *gnāscor, an archaic form of nāscor (“be born”)).
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