oestrogen
US estrogen
/ (ˈiːstrədʒən, ˈɛstrə-) /
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noun
any of several steroid hormones, that are secreted chiefly by the ovaries and placenta, that induce oestrus, stimulate changes in the female reproductive organs during the oestrous cycle, and promote development of female secondary sexual characteristics
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Derived forms of oestrogen
oestrogenic (ˌiːstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌɛstrə-) or US estrogenic (ˌɛstrəˈdʒɛnɪk, ˌiːstrə-), adjectiveoestrogenically or US estrogenically, adverbWord Origin for oestrogen
C20: from oestrus + -gen
Words nearby oestrogen
oesophagoscope, oesophagus, oestradiol, oestrin, oestriol, oestrogen, oestrone, oestrous, oestrous cycle, oestrus, oeuvre
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How to use oestrogen in a sentence
Turing was offered the option of two years in prison or oestrogen injections—tantamount to chemical castration.
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