estradiol

Noun. (biochemistry) A potent estrogenic hormone (''(17)-estra-1,3,5-triene-3,17-diol'') produced in the ovaries of all vertebrates; the synthetic compound is used medicinally to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer.

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