GENISTEIN


Meaning of GENISTEIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ jə-ˈnis-tē-ən, -ˈnis-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: genist- (from New Latin Genista tinctoria, a species of broom) + -ein, alteration of -in (I)

Date: 1900

: an isoflavone C 15 H 10 O 5 found especially in soybeans and shown in laboratory experiments to have antitumor activity

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