antiestrogen
noun
an·ti·es·tro·gen
ˌan-tē-ˈe-strə-jən 
ˌan-tī-,
British -ˈē-
variants
or British antioestrogen
: a substance (such as tamoxifen) that inhibits the physiological action of an estrogen
… acts like an antiestrogen in breast and uterine tissue, thus protecting against hormone-stimulated cancers …—
Jane E. Brody
Jane E. Brody
antiestrogenic
adjective
or British antioestrogenic
antiestrogenic agents
an antiestrogenic effect
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Michael Dukes: An antiestrogen, is basically a drug that blocks the action of estrogen.
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antiestrogen
noun
an·ti·es·tro·gen
variants
or chiefly British antioestrogen
: a substance (as tamoxifen) that inhibits the physiological action of an estrogen
antiestrogenic
adjective
or chiefly British antioestrogenic
antiestrogenic agents
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