CEFR C1

prostaglandin

Translation

プロスタグランジン / 前列腺素

Meaning

prostaglandin means any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid prostanoic acid; they have a number of physiological functions.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

「prostaglandin」について話すときの英語例です。
The article uses prostaglandin to mean any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid....
日常会話で「prostaglandin」を使う場面です。
The teacher asked students to find prostaglandin in the reading.

Definition

意味: 「prostaglandin」は「prostaglandin」に近い英語です。英語で話すときは、文脈に合わせて自然な例文の使い方を確認しましょう。

Examples / 例文

「prostaglandin」について話すときの英語例です。 — The article uses prostaglandin to mean any of a group of naturally occurring lipids derived from the C20 acid....

日常会話で「prostaglandin」を使う場面です。 — The teacher asked students to find prostaglandin in the reading.

英語で「prostaglandin」を説明するときの文です。 — Check the words around prostaglandin to choose the right meaning.

How to Use Prostaglandin

a/the prostaglandin (noun pattern)

Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a prostaglandin."

prostaglandin in context (usage pattern)

Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked prostaglandin in context before translating it."

use prostaglandin (verb phrase)

to choose the English word prostaglandin — "Use prostaglandin when you are speaking English."