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antiestrogen

antiestrogen noun: a substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.

Noun

antiestrogen (plural antiestrogens)

  1. A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
    • Dr. Esteva described a breast cancer patient first treated with a mastectomy and the antiestrogen tamoxifen in 1995.2008 June 17, Jane E. Brody, “Cancer as a Disease, Not a Death Sentence”, in New York Times

Forms of antiestrogen

pluralantiestrogens

Origin of antiestrogen

From anti- + estrogen.

Words formed from antiestrogen

Questions about antiestrogen

What does antiestrogen mean?
Antiestrogen means a substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects.
What part of speech is antiestrogen?
Antiestrogen is a noun.
What is the plural of antiestrogen?
The plural of antiestrogen is antiestrogens.

Words near antiestrogen in the dictionary

  1. antiestablishment
  2. antiestablishmentarian
  3. antiestablishmentarianism
  4. antiestablishmentarians
  5. antiestablishmentism
  6. antiestrogen
  7. antiestrogenic
  8. antiestrogenically
  9. antiestrogenicity
  10. antiestrogens
  11. Antietam

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