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xenoestrogen en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekder. Proto-Hellenic *ksénwos Ancient Greek ξένϝος (xénwos) Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos)der. English xeno- 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 xenoestrogen From xeno- + estrogen.

Meanings

  1. A xenohormone that acts as an estrogen.

Forms

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Deriveds

xenoestrogenicity · xenoestrogenic

Hyponyms

phytoestrogen

Translations (3)

es xenoestrógeno (xenohormone) · fr xénoœstrogène (xenohormone) · fr xénoestrogène (xenohormone)