phytoestrogen
noun
phy·to·es·tro·gen ˌfī-tō-ˈe-strə-jən 
: a chemical compound (such as genistein) that occurs naturally in plants and has estrogenic properties
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Soy and other foods like wheat, lentils and apples contain a naturally occurring hormone called isoflavone, a type of plant estrogen (or phytoestrogen). 
Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021 Consumers need to be more worried about supplements that are high in phytoestrogen. Tyler Jett, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 According to 2008 research by University of Reading food and nutritional sciences professor Gunter Kuhnle, about three-fourths of the phytoestrogen in almonds belongs to a class known as lignans. Tyler Jett, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 Lower Blood Pressure Pumpkin seed oil is full of phytoestrogens, which research shows are beneficial for preventing hypertension. Dailyburn, Health.com, 8 Oct. 2014 Radiation exposure and substances that act like estrogen, such as synthetic estrogens and phytoestrogens, are two things that can damage breast cancer cells and cause breast cancer. Ladan Nikravan Hayes, Cincinnati.com, 26 June 2019 High in phytoestrogens, a tea of the plant’s leaves and flowers is used to control hot flashes, breast tenderness, and other symptoms of menopause. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2016 However, because there's some evidence that phytoestrogens can have the opposite effect on breast cancer, go easy on it. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 3 Apr. 2017 The idea that plant hormones—such as genistein, the primary phytoestrogen in soy—can interfere with mammalian development is not new. Deborah Blum, Slate Magazine, 3 Aug. 2017 See More
Miriam Fauzia, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021 Consumers need to be more worried about supplements that are high in phytoestrogen. Tyler Jett, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 According to 2008 research by University of Reading food and nutritional sciences professor Gunter Kuhnle, about three-fourths of the phytoestrogen in almonds belongs to a class known as lignans. Tyler Jett, USA TODAY, 3 Dec. 2020 Lower Blood Pressure Pumpkin seed oil is full of phytoestrogens, which research shows are beneficial for preventing hypertension. Dailyburn, Health.com, 8 Oct. 2014 Radiation exposure and substances that act like estrogen, such as synthetic estrogens and phytoestrogens, are two things that can damage breast cancer cells and cause breast cancer. Ladan Nikravan Hayes, Cincinnati.com, 26 June 2019 High in phytoestrogens, a tea of the plant’s leaves and flowers is used to control hot flashes, breast tenderness, and other symptoms of menopause. Molly Marquand, Good Housekeeping, 28 July 2016 However, because there's some evidence that phytoestrogens can have the opposite effect on breast cancer, go easy on it. The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 3 Apr. 2017 The idea that plant hormones—such as genistein, the primary phytoestrogen in soy—can interfere with mammalian development is not new. Deborah Blum, Slate Magazine, 3 Aug. 2017 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Phytoöstrogen, from phyto- phyto- + Östrogen estrogen
First Known Use
1964, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
phytoestrogen
noun
phy·to·es·tro·gen -ˈes-trə-jən
variants or chiefly British phyto-oestrogen
: a chemical compound (as genistein) that occurs naturally in plants and has estrogenic properties