Associations to the word «Oestrogen»

Wiktionary

ŒSTROGEN, noun. (steroid hormone) Alternative spelling of estrogen
OESTROGEN, noun. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of estrogen

Dictionary definition

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

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats