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quinestrol

American  
[kwin-es-trawl, -trol] / kwɪnˈɛs trɔl, -trɒl /

noun

Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic estrogen, C 2 5 H 3 2 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives.


Etymology

Origin of quinestrol

First recorded in 1965–70; quin(ic acid) + estr(ogen) + -ol 1


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