isoflavone
nounEtymology From iso- + flavone.
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Chemistry, Natural sciences, Organic chemistry, Physical sciences Any of a class of polyphenolic phytoestrogens found in soybeans and similar plants that may have beneficial health properties.
- 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.2023 April 4, Alice Callahan, “How Healthy Is Tofu?”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- Derived terms
- homoisoflavone