English Explanatory Dictionary

McClintock effect

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The apparent synchronization of menstrual cycles of women who live together in a community without males.

Word forms

McClintock effect

Etymology

Named after American psychologist Martha McClintock (1947–).

Synonyms

Wellesley effect
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