norgestrel

[ nawr-jes-truhl ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a synthetic progestin, C 2 1 H 2 8 O 2 , used in some oral contraceptives either alone or in combination with an estrogen.

Word History and Origins

Origin of norgestrel¹

1965–70; nor- + (pro)gest(ogen) + -rel, of uncertain derivation