Meanings
nounisoflavone (plural isoflavones)
plural isoflavones
- chemistryAny of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.
1 more example
The presence of isoflavones has also led to the worry that soy might negatively affect fertility or give men more feminine characteristics. […] And while it’s true that the isoflavones in soy can weakly mimic estrogen, he added, they also seem to have anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
2023 April 4, Alice Callahan, “How Healthy Is Tofu?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Origin
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
- Englishiso-
- Latinflāvus
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishflavone
- Englishisoflavone
Translations
Finnish isoflavoni
- isoflavonipolyphenolic phytoestrogen
French isoflavone
- isoflavonepolyphenolic phytoestrogen
German Isoflavon
- Isoflavonpolyphenolic phytoestrogen
Italian isoflavone
- isoflavonepolyphenolic phytoestrogen
Japanese イソフラボン
- イソフラボン (isofurabon)polyphenolic phytoestrogen
Korean 이소플라본
- 이소플라본 (isopeullabon)polyphenolic phytoestrogen
Spanish isoflavona
- isoflavonapolyphenolic phytoestrogen
Cite this entry
APA
isoflavone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoflavone
MLA
“isoflavone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoflavone. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isoflavone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isoflavone.
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