oestrane
/ˈiːstreɪn/ /ˈɛstreɪn/(also estrane) Biochemistry
noun
A saturated tetracyclic steroid hydrocarbon, C18H30, which is the parent compound of the naturally occurring oestrogens.
Origin
1930s. From oestr- + -ane.
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