0
Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

contamination of ...

The Lancet described an outbreak of breast enlargement among hundreds of Italian schoolchildren, probably caused by estrogen contamination of beef and poultry.

What is the meaning of underline sentence?

thanks
  

Top answer

Estrogen is a female hormone, which causes the development of secondary sexual features in females: enlargement of *******, etc. The schoolchildren ate beef that contained high concentration of cow hormone. One more thing, most part of the hormone is broken down in the intestinal system, but not all of them.

— Inchoateknowledge

  • Estrogen is a female hormone, which causes the development of secondary sexual features in females: enlargement of *******, etc.
  • The schoolchildren ate beef that contained high concentration of cow hormone.
  • One more thing, most part of the hormone is broken down in the intestinal system, but not all of them.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

1 Answers
0
Estrogen is a female hormone, which causes the development of secondary sexual features in females: enlargement of *******, etc.

The schoolchildren ate beef that contained high concentration of cow hormone.

One more thing, most part of the hormone is broken down in the intestinal system, but not all of them.
0

Related Questions