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Origin of estrogenic
First recorded in 1925–30; estr(us) + -o- + -genic estrogenic for def. 1; estrogen + -ic estrogenic for def. 2
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That concerns Darbre, author of the 2004 study, who has continued her research into estrogenic chemicals.
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
An estrogenic chemical can induce cell growth at low levels but inhibit it at high concentrations, for example.
From Newsweek ● Mar. 4, 2015
However, the researchers did not assess the total estrogenic activity of the hair products.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 2, 2012
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