NORETHINDRONE


Meaning of NORETHINDRONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnȯr-ˈe-thən-ˌdrōn ]

noun

Etymology: nor- + ethin yl + hy dr- + -one (as in progesterone )

Date: 1958

: a synthetic progestational hormone C 20 H 26 O 2 used in birth control pills often in the form of its acetate

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