-gest

English

Alternative forms

• gest-, -gest-

Etymology

From progestogen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒɛst/

Suffix

-gest

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of steroids, progestogens.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -gest

altrenogest

dienogest

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

• Gets, gets, steg, tegs