oestrus /ēˈstrəs/, also oestrum /-strəm/

1. A gadfly or bot
2. A vehement stimulus or frenzy
3. (in the following meanings and words, also, esp US, estrus /es-/) heat or sexual impulse, esp in female mammals
4. Oestrous cycle

oestradīˈol noun

A natural oestrogen (C₁₈H₂₄O₂), also synthesized for use in cancer treatment and menstrual, etc disorders

oesˈtral adjective

oesˈtriol noun

An oestrogen produced by the ovaries

oestrogen /ēsˈtrə-jən/ noun

1. Any one of the female sex-hormones
2. A substance found in plants, or synthesized, that has similar effects

oestrogenic /-jenˈ/ adjective

oesˈtrone noun

An oestrogen produced by the ovaries, weaker than oestradiol

oesˈtrous adjective

oestrous cycle noun

The series of physiological changes from the beginning of one period of oestrus to the beginning of the next

• prokaryote
• prokaryotes
• prokaryotic
• prokaryots
• proke
• proked
• proker
• prokers
• prokes
• proking
• prolactin
• prolactins
• prolamin
• prolamine
• prolamines
• prolamins
• prolapse
• prolapsed
• prolapses
• prolapsing
• prolapsus
• prolate
• prolated
• prolately
• prolateness