OESTROGEN


Meaning of OESTROGEN in English

[ 'i:strədʒ(ə)n , 'ɛstrə- ]

( US estrogen )

■ noun any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.

Derivatives

~ic adjective

Origin

1920s: from oestrus + -gen .

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