Word: estrogen
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: es
tro
gen
Definition: Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
Morphemes:
Affix: estrus
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Alternative form of oestrus; type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Affix: -gen
Language: en
Meaning: a producer of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: γένος
Language: grc
Decoded: genos
PoS: Noun
Meaning: any type or class
Affix: -ης
Language: grc
Decoded: -es
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms