quinestrol

[kwin-es-trawl, -trol]

noun

Pharmacology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinestrol¹

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