or chiefly Brit  oes*tri*ol  n :  a crystalline estrogenic hormone that is a glycol C₁₈H₂₄O₃ usu. obtained from the urine of pregnant women .
 
    
 
Similar sounding terms:  es·tru·al 
 
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