estradiol
A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol…A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.
Meaning
1 senses(US, countable, uncountable)A natural estrogenic hormone that is a phenolic alcohol estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol (C₁₈H₂₄O₂) secreted chiefly by the ovaries of all vertebrates, that is a major and the most potent of the naturally occurring estrogens; the semisynthetic esterified compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.
Östradiol
эстрадио́лestradiól
the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
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Origin
Internationalism. From estratriene (“estra(triene)”) + diol. By surface analysis, estra- +Internationalism. From estratriene (“estra(triene)”) + diol. By surface analysis, estra- + di- + -ol.
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Forms
plural: estradiolsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer:oestradiol
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