Defenition of the word oestrogen
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Defenition of the word oestrogen
- A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.
- secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
- a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
Synonyms for the word oestrogen
Hyponyms for the word oestrogen
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- DES
- diethylstilbestrol
- diethylstilboestrol
- estradiol
- estriol
- estrone
- Estronol
- hexestrol
- mestranol
- oestradiol
- oestriol
- oestrone
- stilbestrol
- stilboestrol
- theelin
Hypernyms for the word oestrogen
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- sex hormone
- steroid
- steroid hormone
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