NORGESTREL


Meaning of NORGESTREL in English

/nawr jes"treuhl/ , n. Pharm.

a synthetic progestin, C 21 H 28 O 2 , used in some oral contraceptives either alone or in combination with an estrogen.

[ 1965-70; NOR- + (PRO)GEST(OGEN) + -rel, of uncert. derivation ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .