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endocrine disruptor

endocrine disruptor noun: a chemical substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system in animals and human beings.

Noun

endocrine disruptor (plural endocrine disruptors)

  1. A chemical substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system in animals and human beings.
    • These endocrine disruptors are everywhere: plastics, shampoos, cosmetics, cushions, pesticides, canned foods and A.T.M. receipts. They often aren’t on labels and can be difficult to avoid.2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of endocrine disruptor

pluralendocrine disruptors

Questions about endocrine disruptor

What does endocrine disruptor mean?
Endocrine disruptor means a chemical substance that hinders the normal functioning of the endocrine system in animals and human beings.
What part of speech is endocrine disruptor?
Endocrine disruptor is a noun.
What is the plural of endocrine disruptor?
The plural of endocrine disruptor is endocrine disruptors.

Words near endocrine disruptor in the dictionary

  1. endocranium
  2. endocrin
  3. endocrinal
  4. endocrinally
  5. endocrine
  6. endocrine disruptor
  7. endocrine disruptors
  8. endocrine gland
  9. endocrine glands
  10. endocrine system
  11. endocrine systems

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