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es⋅tri⋅ol

[es-tree-awl, -ol, -trahy-]
–noun
1. Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C18H21(OH)3, occurring in urine during pregnancy.
2. Pharmacology. a commercial form of this compound, obtained from human placentas or the urine of pregnant women, used in conditions involving estrogen deficiency.

Origin:
1930–35; es(trin) + tri- + -ol 1
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es·tri·ol   (ěs'trī-ôl', -ōl', -ŏl', ě-strī'-)   
n.  An estrogenic hormone, C18H24O3, found in the urine during pregnancy. Also called theelol.

[es(trus) + tri- + -ol1.]
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Main Entry: es·tri·ol
Pronunciation: 'es-"trI-"ol, e-'strI-, -"Ol
Variant: or chiefly British oes·tri·ol /'E-"strI-"ol,E-'strI-, -"Ol/
Function: noun
: a relatively weak natural estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C18H24O3 found in the body chiefly as ametabolite of estradiol, is the main estrogen secreted by the placenta during pregnancy, and is the estrogen typically found in the urine of pregnant women
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estriol es·tri·ol (ěs'trī-ôl', -ōl', ě-strī'-)
n.
A metabolite of estradiol and usually the predominant estrogenic metabolite found in the urine of pregnant women. Also called theelol.

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