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Meaning of oestrin | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈiːstɹɪn

Definitions

An oestrogen, specifically oestrone.

archaic, countable, uncountable

Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

oestriol œstrogen oestrogenicity oestroid œstromania oestrone

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