Definitions
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- noun biochemistry Any of a group of
natural andartificial compounds showinghormone -like properties.
Etymologies
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xeno- + hormone
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Examples
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"We must have identified just the tip of the iceberg in that plastic packaging may be a major source of xenohormone contamination of many other edibles.
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The authors conclude: "We must have identified just the tip of the iceberg in that plastic packaging may be a major source of xenohormone* contamination of many other edibles.
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