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oestriol

UK/ˈiː.stɹi.ɒl/

oestriol is the alternative spelling of estriol.

Meaning of estriol

Noun

estriol (countable and uncountable, plural estriols)

  1. (US, steroids) 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.
    Synonyms:
    theelol

Forms of oestriol

pluraloestriols

Questions about oestriol

What is oestriol the alternative spelling of?
Oestriol is the alternative spelling of estriol.
How do you pronounce oestriol?
Oestriol is pronounced /ˈiː.stɹi.ɒl/ (UK).

Words near oestriol in the dictionary

  1. oestri
  2. oestrid
  3. oestrids
  4. oestrin
  5. oestrins
  6. oestriol
  7. oestriols
  8. oestro
  9. oestrogen
  10. oestrogenic
  11. oestrogenically

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Adapted from Wiktionary: oestriol (page history and authors); estriol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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