phytoestrogen

noun phy·to·es·tro·gen \ˌfī-tō-ˈes-trə-jən\

Definition of PHYTOESTROGEN

: a chemical compound (as genistein) that occurs naturally in plants and has estrogenic properties

1964

Medical Dictionary

noun phy·to·es·tro·gen \-ˈes-trə-jən\

: a chemical compound (as genistein) that occurs naturally in plants and has estrogenic properties

phy·to·es·tro·gen or chiefly British phy·to–oes·tro·gen

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