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estrogen etc.

▶noun US spelling of oestrogen etc.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
oestrogen /ˈiːstrədʒ(ə)n, ˈɛstrə-/ (US estrogen)

▶noun any of a group of steroid hormones which promote the development and maintenance of female characteristics of the body.

– derivatives
oestrogenic adjective.

– origin 1920s: from oestrus + -gen.

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