ESTROGEN

estrogen, oestrogen

(noun) 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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Etymology

Noun

estrogen (countable and uncountable, plural estrogens)

(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

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