| NOUN | substance | oestrogen, estrogen | a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics |
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| Meaning | A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics. | |
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| Synonym | estrogen | |
| Narrower | diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES | A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
| estradiol, oestradiol | The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally | |
| estriol, oestriol | A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone | |
| estrone, oestrone, theelin, Estronol | A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary | |
| hexestrol | estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy | |
| mestranol | A synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives | |
| Broader | steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone | Any hormone affecting the development and growth of sex organs |
| Spanish | estrógeno | |
| Catalan | estrogen | |
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