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estrogenic
(redirected from estrogenic substances)

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es·tro·gen also oes·tro·gen  (str-jn)
n.
Any of several steroid hormones produced chiefly by the ovaries and responsible for promoting estrus and the development and maintenance of female secondary sex characteristics.
[estr(us) + -gen.]
estro·genic (-jnk) adj.
estro·geni·cal·ly adv.
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Adj.1.estrogenic - relating to or caused by estrogen


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  a mixture of the sodium salts of esters of estrogenic substances, principally estrone; the uses are those of estrogens.
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