pregnane

English

From Latin praegnans + -ane, from praegnās, from prae- (“before”) + gnā- (the root of *gnāscor, an archaic form of nāscor (“be born”)).

Noun

pregnane (plural pregnanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) The parent hydrocarbon for a range of steroids including the progesterones

Derived terms

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