Estrogen (Noun)

Meaning

A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.

Classification

Nouns denoting substances.

Synonyms

• Oestrogen

Hypernyms

• Steroid
• Sex Hormone

Hyponyms

• Estronol
• Theelin
• Stilbestrol
• Oestradiol
• DES
• Oestriol
• Oestrone
• Diethylstilboestrol
• Stilboestrol

Related Words

• Estrogenic (adjective)