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English noun: oestrogen

1. oestrogen (substance) a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics


Synonymsestrogen


Broader (hypernym)sex hormone, steroid, steroid hormone


Narrower (hyponym)DES, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, estradiol, estriol, estrone, Estronol, hexestrol, mestranol, oestradiol, oestriol, oestrone, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, theelin









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