White Crystalline Ovarian Hormone
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from African grasslands, Group 1559, Puzzle 2 (Marabou Stork).
Question is: White Crystalline Ovarian Hormone
and the answer is: ESTRONE
Word Meaning:
ESTRONE — (American spelling, biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A natural estrogenic hormone that is a ketone C₁₈H₂₂O₂ found in the body chiefly as a metabolite of and less potent than estradiol, that is also secreted especially by the ovaries, and that is used to treat various conditions (such as ovarian failure and menopausal symptoms) relating to estrogen deficiency.
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