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oestriol
(oes|triol)
Pronunciation:
/ˈiːstrɪɒl, ˈɛstrɪɒl/
(
US
estriol
)
noun
[
mass noun
]
Biochemistry
an oestrogen which is one of the metabolic products of oestradiol.
Origin:
1930s
: from
oestrane
(the parent molecule of most oestrogens) +
tri-
+
-ol
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