Synonyms
Etymology
1. estrogen
noun. ['ˈɛstrədʒən'] a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.
Synonyms
- diethylstilbestrol
- diethylstilboestrol
- estrone
- oestrogen
- oestradiol
- stilboestrol
- sex hormone
- DES
- oestrone
- hexestrol
- Estronol
- mestranol
- theelin
- estriol
- stilbestrol
- oestriol
- steroid
- steroid hormone
Etymology
- -gen (English)
- -γενής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
- estrus (English)
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Words that Rhyme with Estrogen
- allergan
- allergen
- amerongen
- antigen
- bijan
- bludgeon
- burgeon
- cajun
- carcinogen
- collegian
- contagion
- dajun
- detjen
- dodgen
- dudgeon
- dungeon
- engine
- engine
- evjen
- gudgeon
Example sentences of the word estrogen
1. Noun, singular or mass
Consuming these foods may help increase the estrogen in your body.