Isoflavone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Isoflavone is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.
Example Sentences
The presence of isoflavones has also led to the worry that soy might negatively affect fertility or give men more feminine characteristics. […] And while it’s true that the isoflavones in soy can weakly mimic estrogen, he added, they also seem to have anticancer, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.
Word Forms
- isoflavones
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include soybean, isoflavane, isoflavonol, isoflavonone, isoflavonoid, isoflavene.
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