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estrogenic

adjective
es路​tro路​gen路​ic | \ 藢e-str蓹-藞je-nik How to pronounce estrogenic (audio) \

Definition of estrogenic

1 : promoting estrus
2 : of, relating to, caused by, or being an estrogen

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Other Words from estrogenic

estrogenically \ 藢e-​str蓹-​藞je-​ni-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce estrogenically (audio) \ adverb

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But animal studies suggest that eating large amounts of those estrogenic compounds might reduce fertility in women, trigger premature puberty and disrupt development of fetuses and children. Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, "Looking for the Impossible Burger in Louisville? We made it possible," 17 May 2017 Soon enough, researchers would conduct more studies on these estrogenic effects in various farm animals, and the animal feed industry would develop an interest in soy. Jacqueline Howard, CNN, "Where do we stand on soy?," 27 Sep. 2017 Add onto that the fact that human waste flushed down the toilet get treated in wastewater facilities, removing some of these estrogenic compounds, while livestock waste enters the environment untreated. Becky Little, Smithsonian, "How One Bad Science Headline Can Echo Across the Internet," 31 July 2017

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First Known Use of estrogenic

1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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estrogenic

adjective
es路​tro路​gen路​ic | \ 藢es-tr蓹-藞jen-ik How to pronounce estrogenic (audio) \
variants: or chiefly British oestrogenic \ 藢膿-​str蓹-​ How to pronounce oestrogenic (audio) \

Medical Definition of estrogenic

1 : promoting estrus
2 : of, relating to, caused by, or being an estrogen

Other Words from estrogenic

estrogenically or chiefly British oestrogenically \ -​i-​k(蓹-​)l膿 How to pronounce oestrogenically (audio) \ adverb
estrogenicity or chiefly British oestrogenicity \ -​j蓹-​藞nis-​蓹t-​膿 How to pronounce oestrogenicity (audio) \ noun, plural estrogenicities