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oestrogen, n.
(oestrogens)

a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
<noun.substance>

estrogen oestrogen

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derivationally related form

estrogenic

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hypernym

steroid hormone, steroid, sex hormone

hyponym

diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES estradiol, oestradiol estriol, oestriol estrone, oestrone, theelin, Estronol hexestrol mestranol