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phytoestrogen.

A substance found in certain plants (such as genistein) which can produce effects like that of the hormone estrogen when ingested into the body.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˌfaɪ.təʊˈiː.stɹəd͡ʒ.ən/Received-Pronunciation/ˌfaɪ.toʊˈɛ.stɹəd͡ʒ.ən/General-American
  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.

Where this word comes from

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.

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