folliculin

[ fuh-lik-yuh-lin ]

nounBiochemistry.

Origin of folliculin

1
1925–30; <Latin follicul(us) (see follicle) + -in2

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British Dictionary definitions for folliculin

folliculin

/ (fɒˈlɪkjʊlɪn) /


noun
  1. another name for oestrone

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