Oestrogen (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

• Estrogen

Hypernyms

• Steroid Hormone
• Sex Hormone

Hyponyms

• Hexestrol
• Estronol
• Theelin
• Estradiol
• Diethylstilbestrol
• Stilbestrol
• DES
• Estriol
• Estrone
• Mestranol
• Stilboestrol