estriol (English, noun)
expansion: estriol (countable and uncountable, plural estriols)
Senses:
topics: biochemistry
biology
chemistry
medicine
microbiology
natural-sciences
pharmacology
physical-sciences
sciences
qualifier: steroids
glosses: A relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C₁₈H₂₄O₃ found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during pregnancy, and is the estrogen typically found in the urine of pregnant women.
tags: US
countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: estriols
tags: plural
form: oestriol
tags: alternative
UK