estriol

[ es-tree-awl, -ol, -trahy- ]

noun

Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C18H21(OH)3, occurring in urine during pregnancy.
Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained from human placentas or the urine of pregnant women, used in conditions involving estrogen deficiency.

Origin of estriol

First recorded in 1930–35; es(trin) + tri- + -ol¹

Words Nearby estriol

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How to use estriol in a sentence

Voskuhl has been testing estriol in clinical trials as a potential treatment against multiple sclerosis, and she says so far results have been promising.
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British Dictionary definitions for estriol

estriol

/ (ˈɛstrɪˌɒl, ˈiːstrɪ-) /

noun

the usual US spelling of oestriol

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