hexœstrol Pharm.
(hɛkˈsiːstrɒl)
Also hexestrol.
[f. hexane + œstrus + -ol 2.]
A synthetic œstrogen, C18H22O2, related to stilbœstrol and used in hormone therapy.
| 1939 N. R. Campbell et al. in Lancet 5 Aug. 312/1 The œstrogenic activity of the synthetic substance 4:4{p}-dihydroxy-γ:δ-diphenyl-n-hexane (hexœstrol) has been described. 1954 Thorpe's Dict. Appl. Chem. (ed. 4) XI. 370/2 Hexœstrol dipropionate is of particular value for inhibiting lactation, owing to its speed of action. 1960 Farmer & Stockbreeder 19 Jan. 62/3 Between the two most popular synthetic oestrogens—stilboestrol and hexoestrol—the latter was to be preferred as it was less toxic to man. 1971 New Scientist 8 Apr. 104/1 Potent drugs—for example the hormone hexoestrol. |