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mestranol

American

[mes-truh-nawl, -nol] / ˈmɛs trəˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /

noun

Pharmacology.

an estrogen, C 2 1 H 2 6 O 2 , used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.

mestranol British

/ -ˌnəʊl, ˈmɛstrəˌnɒl /

noun

a synthetic oestrogen used in combination with progestogens as an oral contraceptive. Formula: C 21 H 26 O 2

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Etymology

Origin of mestranol

1960–65; contraction and rearrangement of methoxy- and ethynylestradiol, components of the chemical name

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