Meanings
adverbestrogenically (not comparable)
- not comparableIn estrogenic terms.
Estrogens are eliminated from the body by metabolically conversion to estrogenically inactive metabolites that are excreted in the urine and feces.
2012 September 19, Alphy Rose-James, Sreelekha TT, “Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer”, in Lung cancer international, volume 2012, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁eysh₂-
- Ancient Greekοἶστρος (oîstros)
- Latinoestrus
- Englishestrus
- Englishestro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishestrogen
- Englishestrogenic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishestrogenically
From estrogenic + -ally.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
estrogenically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrogenically
MLA
“estrogenically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrogenically. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “estrogenically,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/estrogenically.
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