"obesogen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: obesogens [plural]
Etymology: * Back-formation from obesogenic. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|obesogenic}} Back-formation from obesogenic Head templates: {{en-noun}} obesogen (plural obesogens)
  1. (pathology) A chemical or other factor that disturbs the body's normal processes, causing it to tend toward obesity. Categories (topical): Obesity, Pathology Related terms: obesogenic Translations (A chemical or other factor that causes obesity): lihottava kemikaali (Finnish), obesogeeni (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-obesogen-en-noun-je9vx~GJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Inflected forms

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