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equilin

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equilin /equil·in/ (ek´wil-in) an estrogen isolated from urine of pregnant horses.
equilin
[ek′wəlin]
an estrogen isolated from the urine of pregnant horses. See also conjugated estrogen .

equilin [ek´wĭ-lin]
an estrogen isolated from the urine of pregnant horses; see also conjugated estrogens.

equilin
one of two estrogens produced by the pregnant mare that are unique to Equidae. They have unsaturated B rings.


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