oestrin

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UK/ˈiːstɹɪn/

noun

An oestrogen, specifically oestrone.

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Meanings

nounoestrin (countable and uncountable, plural oestrins)

plural oestrins · alternative estrin

  1. archaiccountableuncountablebiochemistryAn oestrogen, specifically oestrone.

    Encouraged by his friends Solly Zuckerman and J. B. S. Haldane, Bernal had obtained crystals of calciferol and the female sex hormone oestrin.

    1998, Georgina Ferry, Dorothy Hodgkin: A Life

Origin

From oestr(us) + -in.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

instoretrionessterinotersion
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APA

oestrin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oestrin

MLA

“oestrin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oestrin. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oestrin,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oestrin.

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