Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gen|tro|gen|in — «JEHN truh JEHN ihn», noun. a chemical derived from a wild Mexican yam, used as a source of cortisone. Formula: C27H40O4 ╂[< Dr. Howard S. Gentry, born 1903, of the United States Department of Agriculture, + (boto)genin] … Useful english dictionary
es|tro|gen — «EHS truh juhn», noun. any one of various hormones that induce a series of physiological changes in females, especially in the reproductive or sexual organs. Also, oestrogen. ╂[< New Latin estrus (see etym. under estrus (Cf. ↑estrus)) +… … Useful english dictionary
es|tro|gen|ic — «EHS truh JEHN ihk», adjective. 1. causing or promoting estrus. 2. of an estrogen or estrogens … Useful english dictionary
gas|tro|gen|ic — «GAS truh JEHN ihk», adjective. originating in the stomach … Useful english dictionary
goi|tro|gen|ic — «GOY truh JEHN ihk», adjective. = goitrogenous. (Cf. ↑goitrogenous) … Useful english dictionary
goi|tro|gen — «GOY truh juhn», noun. a substance that produces goiter … Useful english dictionary
oes|tro|gen — «EHS truh juhn, EES », noun. = estrogen. (Cf. ↑estrogen) … Useful english dictionary
ca|lyp|tro|gen — «kuh LIHP truh juhn», noun. Botany. the layer of the undifferentiated tissue meristem from which the root cap of some plants develops. ╂[< calyptra + gen] … Useful english dictionary
bi|o|e|lec|tro|gen|e|sis — «BY oh ih LEHK troh JEHN uh sihs», noun. production of electrical energy by an organism … Useful english dictionary
e|lec|tro|gen|e|sis — «ih LEHK truh JEHN uh sihs», noun. electrogenic activity; production of electricity: »The most important role of electrogenesis in animals is in…the propagation of nerve impulses (Barry D. Lindley) … Useful english dictionary
