oestrinestrinn.
/ˈiːstrɪn/, /ˈɛstrɪn/, U.S. /ˈɛstr(ə)n/ Biochemistry and Physiology. Now rare.
Oestrogen; an oestrogen, spec. oestrone.
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thyro-iodine1896
parathormone1925
parathyroid hormone1925
oestrin1926
oestrogen1927
relaxin1930
theelin1930
prolan1931
galactin1932
inhibin1932
prolactin1932
oestriol1933
oestrone1933
oestradiol1934
adrenocorticotrophin1943
pancreozymin1943
ADH1945
adrenocorticotropin1945
cortisone1949
mineralocorticoid1950
electrocortin1953
aldosterone1954
angiotensin1958
melatonin1958
calcitonin1961
zeranol1971
amylin1988
adiponectin1999
adipokine2001
1926 A. S. Parkes & C. W. Bellerby in Jrnl. Physiol. 61 573 We suggest that ‘oestrin’ or some such term..should be applied to the oestrus-producing principle of the ovary.
1935 B. Harrow in B. Harrow & C. P. Sherwin Textbk. Biochem. xxx. 756 The true theelin or estrin, as well as several related compounds, has been isolated in the chemically pure form.
1970 W. B. Yapp Introd. Animal Physiol. (ed. 3) viii. 293 Collectively all are called oestrins or oestrogens; they are steroids.
1987 Investigative Radiol. 22 973 The results suggest that the vasopressin antagonist prevents renal vasospasm after vasopressin administration in rats pretreated with estrin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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