n. (US estrogen) 1 any of various steroid hormones developing and maintaining female characteristics of the body. 2 this hormone produced artificially for use in oral contraceptives etc. oestrogenic adj. oestrogenically adv.
[ OESTRUS + -GEN ]
OESTROGEN
Meaning of OESTROGEN in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012