Associations to the word «Estrogen»

Wiktionary

ESTROGEN, noun. (steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.

Dictionary definition

ESTROGEN, noun. A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats