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estrogen
es·tro·gen [ éstrəjən ] (plural es·tro·gens) or oes·tro·gen [ éstrəjən ] (plural oes·tro·gens)


noun 
Definition:
 
hormone: a steroid hormone, produced mainly in the ovaries, that stimulates estrus and the development of female secondary sexual characteristics
[Early 20th century. <estrus]

es·tro·gen·ic [ èstrə jénnik ] adjective
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