different between xenoestrogen vs phytoestrogen

xenoestrogen

English

Etymology

xeno- +? estrogen

Noun

xenoestrogen (plural xenoestrogens)

  1. (biochemistry) A xenohormone that imitates estrogen

Hyponyms

  • phytoestrogen

Derived terms

  • xenoestrogenic
  • xenoestrogenicity

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phytoestrogen

English

Etymology

From phyto- +? estrogen.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f??.t???i?.st??d??.n?/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?fa?.to???.st??d??.?n/

Noun

phytoestrogen (plural phytoestrogens)

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

Hypernyms

  • xenoestrogen

Hyponyms

  • isoflavone

Translations

References

  • “phytoestrogen”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “phytoestrogen”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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