pregnanedione
[ prĕg′nān-dī′ōn ]
n.
An unsoluble metabolite of progesterone formed in relatively small quantities and occurring in either of two isomeric configurations: alpha or beta.
Nearby words
pregnable, pregnancy, pregnancy gingivitis, pregnane, pregnanediol, pregnanedione, pregnanetriol, pregnant, pregnantly, preheat, prehensible
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