Other Word Forms
- antiestrogenic adjective
- estrogenically adverb
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
Estrogen, too, can potentially produce anti-dissociative effects by acting at glutamate receptors—both estrogen and other estrogenic compounds have been found to treat negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, one of which is depersonalization.
From Slate • Sep. 12, 2018
But experts don’t believe intersex fish or the estrogenic chemicals suspected of causing the condition threaten human health the same way, in part because our exposure isn’t as direct, acute or prolonged.
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
Two decades later, manufacturers began to use it to make plastics, specifically polycarbonate, and its estrogenic properties were mostly ignored.
From Newsweek • Mar. 4, 2015
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