pregnanediol

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noun

A steroid formed by the metabolism of progesterone; it is excreted in the urine of pregnant women.

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Meanings

nounpregnanediol (countable and uncountable, plural pregnanediols)

plural pregnanediols

  1. countableuncountablechemistryA steroid formed by the metabolism of progesterone; it is excreted in the urine of pregnant women.

Origin

From pregnane + diol.

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APA

pregnanediol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnanediol

MLA

“pregnanediol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnanediol. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pregnanediol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregnanediol.

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