e 1 s 1 t 1 r 1 o 1 g 2 e 1 n 1
8 letters · 9 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs)…
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