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Where does “epiallopregnanolone” come from?

epiallopregnanolone (English) comes from English allopregnanolone, from English pregnanolone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

epiallopregnanolone (English): Synonym of isopregnanolone

Definitions

  1. Synonym of isopregnanolone

Ancestry of “epiallopregnanolone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishallopregnanoloneA neurosteroid that is a metabolite of...
2EnglishpregnanoloneAn epimer of allopregnanolone that has similar...
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “epiallopregnanolone”

  • epalon
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