mestranol
[ mes-truh-nawl, -nol ]
nounPharmacology.
an estrogen, C21H26O2, used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
Origin of mestranol
11960–65; contraction and rearrangement of methoxy- and ethynylestradiol, components of the chemical name
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British Dictionary definitions for mestranol
mestranol
/ (ˈmɛstrəˌnɒl, -ˌnəʊl) /
noun
a synthetic oestrogen used in combination with progestogens as an oral contraceptive. Formula: C 21 H 26 O 2
Origin of mestranol
1C20: from m (ethyl) + (o) estr (ogen) + (pregn) an (e) (C 21 H 36) + -ol
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