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folliculin

American  
[fuh-lik-yuh-lin] / fəˈlɪk yə lɪn /

noun

Biochemistry.

  1. estrone.

folliculin British  
/ fɒˈlɪkjʊlɪn /

noun

  1. another name for oestrone

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Etymology

Origin of folliculin

1925–30; < Latin follicul ( us ) ( see follicle) + -in 2

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