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œstriol Biochem.|ˈiːs-, ˈɛstrɪɒl| Also (U.S.) estr-. [f. œstrane + tri- + -ol.] An œstrogenic hormone, C18H21(OH)3, which is one of the metabolic products of œstradiol and is produced in the placenta during pregnancy.
1933N. K. Adam et al. in Nature 5 Aug. 206/1 The full chemical names of two important derivatives..are 3,16,17-trihydroxy 1,3,5-œstratriene, and 3-hydroxy 17-keto 1,3,5-œstratriene. These names, though suitable for chemical literature, are cumbrous for general and biological use. We suggest as common names, for use where the chemical nature of the principle has been identified, ‘œstriol’ for the trihydroxy compound, and ‘œstrone’ for the keto-hydroxy compound. 1950L. Levin in S. Soskin Progr. Clin. Endocrinol. xi. 410 The separation of estriol from estrone on the basis of the somewhat greater acid dissociation of estriol. 1958Sci. News XLVII. 88 Oestrone has also been obtained from palm kernel extracts, and oestriol from female willow flower. 1968New Scientist 22 Feb. 399/3 Measurement of the mother's oestriol excretion is a guide to the well-being of both the foetus and the placenta that nourishes it. |