Meanings
nounbenzestrol (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, formerly used medically.
Origin
- Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
- Proto-Indo-European*yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
- Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
- Proto-Austronesian*zawa
- Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
- Old Javanesejawa
- Old JavaneseJawi
- Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
- Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
- Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
- Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
- Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
- Catalanbenjuí
- Middle Frenchbenjoin
- Englishbenzoin
- Englishbenzo-
- Englishbenz-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
- Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
- Latinoestrus
- Englishestrus
- Englishestro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishestrogen
- Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
- Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
- Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
- Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
- Medieval Latinalcoho
- Middle Englishalcofol
- Englishalcohol
- Englishbenzestrol
From benz- + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.
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APA
benzestrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzestrol
MLA
“benzestrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzestrol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “benzestrol,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/benzestrol.
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