Definition of Antiestrogen

1. Noun. A substance that blocks the production or utilization of estrogens, or inhibits their effects. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Antiestrogen

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiestrogen

antiepileptics
antiepithelial serum
antiequalitarian
antiequalitarians
antiequality
antierosion
antiespionage
antiessentialist
antiessentialists
antiestablishment
antiestablishmentarian
antiestablishmentarianism
antiestablishmentarians
antiestablishmentism
antiestrogen (current term)
antiestrogens
antievolution
antievolutionist
antievolutionists
antiexpansion
antiexpansionism
antiexploitation
antiexport
antiexposure
antiexpressionist
antiextremism
antiextremist
antiexudative
antifactory

Literary usage of Antiestrogen

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emf Science Review Symposium: Breakout Group Reports for Theoretical edited by Mary S. Wolfe, Christopher J. Portier (1997)
"Secondly, tamoxifen is reported to act as an antiestrogen and bind to the estrogen receptor (ER) in ER+ (ER positive) human breast cancer cells. ..."

2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"... vs chemotherapy A antiestrogen or medical adrenalectomy vs placebo midine labeling indices which should respond to chemotherapy. ..."

3. Anabolic Steroid Abuse by Geraline C. Lin (1996)
"It is an antiestrogen. Bodybuilders may use Nolvadex during steroid cycles to keep their estrogen levels down. When coming off a steroid cycle, ..."

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