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Etymology
Origin of estrogenic
First recorded in 1925–30; estr(us) + -o- + -genic estrogenic for def. 1; estrogen + -ic estrogenic for def. 2
Example Sentences
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But doubts about the safety of parabens were raised in the late 1990s, when research led by British molecular endocrinologist Edwin Routledge indicated they could have an estrogenic effect.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2022
“Well, you are absolutely correct that these babies are getting a lot higher dose of a known estrogenic compound than they’ll ever get from BPA or an endocrine disruptor like that.”
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2017
And every day, synthetic and natural hormones and estrogenic chemicals are flushed down toilets, thrown out with personal care products, run off from confined feed lot operations and from farmland laced with herbicides.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2016
Milk does contain some substances that have weak estrogenic effects in humans, but they probably are not big drivers of earlier puberty.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 28, 2015
An estrogenic chemical can induce cell growth at low levels but inhibit it at high concentrations, for example.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 4, 2015
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