Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oestrin

/ˈiːstɹɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oestrin
IPA: /ˈiːstɹɪn/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An oestrogen, specifically oestrone.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Encouraged by his friends Solly Zuckerman and J. B. S. Haldane, Bernal had obtained crystals of calciferol and the female sex hormone oestrin."

Etymology

From oestr(us) + -in.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oestrus

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈiːstɹɪn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

oestrins (plural) estrin (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce oestrin?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈiːstɹɪn/.
What does oestrin mean?: An oestrogen, specifically oestrone.
Where does oestrin come from?: From oestr(us) + -in.

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