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estrogen definition

es·tro·gen (es′trə jən, -jen′)

noun

any of several female sex hormones or synthetic compounds that cause estrus

Etymology: < estrus + -gen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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