a weak oestrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary and having the same medical uses as oestradiol. Formula: C18H22O2
Word origin
C20: from oestr(us) + -one
Examples of 'oestrone' in a sentence
oestrone
Some target compounds such as 17α-oestradiol, 17β-oestradiol, oestrone, oestriol, and 17α-ethynyloestradiolwere found in trace amounts in the analysed samples.
Woźniak Barbara, Kłopot Alicja, Matraszek-Żuchowska Iwona, Sielska Katarzyna, ŻmudzkiJan 2014, 'Determination of natural and synthetic oestrogens in surface water using gas chromatography-massspectrometry', Bulletin of the Veterinary Institute in Pulawyhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bvip.2014.58.issue-4/bvip-2014-0093/bvip-2014-0093.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)