Dictionary

phytoestrogen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌfaɪ.təʊˈiː.stɹəd͡ʒ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌfaɪ.toʊˈɛ.stɹəd͡ʒ.ən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *bʰuHyéti Ancient Greek φῠ́ω (phŭ́ō) Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τός (-tós) Ancient Greek φῠτός (phŭtós)nom. Ancient Greek φῠτόν (phŭtón)der. English phyto- Proto-Indo-European *h₁eysh₂-der. Ancient Greek οἶστρος (oîstros)der. Latin oestrusbor. English estrus Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English estro- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Hellenic *génos Ancient Greek γένος (génos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Proto-Hellenic *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -γενής (-genḗs)lbor. French -gènebor. English -gen English estrogen English phytoestrogen From phyto- + estrogen.

Meanings

1. A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like that of the hormone estrogen when ingested into the body.
   • “Overall, we did not find an association between phytoestrogens and night sweats,” Muka said, though a single experiment with red clover found a reduction in the frequency of night sweats. This is insufficient, though, to draw any firm conclusions. “A main concern of our study was the length of follow-up,” Muka said. Since most of the research included just 12 to 16 weeks of follow-up, he and his colleagues cannot define the long-term effects of phytoestrogen and whether they might have adverse effects over time. 2016 June 21, Susan Scutti, “Herbal remedies improve early menopause symptoms”, in CNN:
   • Furthermore, Kumar et al. investigated the synergistic effects of three phytoestrogens (genistein, quercetin and biochanin A) and found that these phytoestrogens in combination had a more potent inhibitory effect on androgen-responsive prostate cancer cell growth in vitro. 2015 July 25, “Divide and Conquer May Not Be the Optimal Approach to Retain the Desirable Estrogenic Attributes of the Cyclopia Nutraceutical Extract, SM6Met”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

Forms

Deriveds

phytoestrogenic

Hypernyms

xenoestrogen

Hyponyms

isoflavone

Translations (2)

pl fitoestrogen (Translations) · fi fytoestrogeeni (Translations)