Meanings
adjectiveestrogenlike (comparative more estrogenlike, superlative most estrogenlike)
comparative more estrogenlike · superlative most estrogenlike
- Resembling or characteristic of estrogen.
The worms accumulate natural estrogen excreted in human waste and estrogenlike compounds from plastics manufacturing.
2008 March 4, Henry Fountain, “Polluted Worms Help Starling’s Song, but Not Mating Fitness”, in New York Times
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
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishestrogenlike
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Chicago
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