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estrogen.

Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛstɹəd͡ʒən/General-American/ˈiːstɹəd͡ʒən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English estrogen From estro- (estrus) + -gen (“a producer of”).

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