estriol
— Noun
– English
~ a naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
estrogen antagonist
— Noun
– English
~ an antagonist for estrogen that is used in the treatment of breast cancer
estrogen
— Noun
– English
~ a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
estrogenic
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to or caused by estrogen
estrone
— Noun
– English
~ a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
Estronol
— Noun
– English
~ a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
estrous
— Adjective
– English
~ (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat; "the estrous state"; "the estrous cycle"
estrus
— Noun
– English
~ applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
estuarial
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or found in estuaries
estuarine
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to or found in estuaries
estuary
— Noun
– English
~ the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix
esurience
— Noun
– English
~ excessive desire to eat
esurient
— Adjective
– English
~ extremely hungry; "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
esurient
— Adjective
– English
~ (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
esurient
— Adjective
– English
~ devouring or craving food in great quantities; "edacious vultures"; "a rapacious appetite"; "ravenous as wolves"; "voracious sharks"
et alii
— Adverb
– English
~ and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural) or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number of people); "the data reported by Smith et al."