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endocrine disruptors

endocrine disruptors is the plural of endocrine disruptor.

Meaning of endocrine disruptor

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

Questions about endocrine disruptors

What is endocrine disruptors the plural of?
Endocrine disruptors is the plural of endocrine disruptor.

Words near endocrine disruptors in the dictionary

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

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