mestranol

English

Etymology

From me(thoxy) +‎ estra(trie)ne +‎ -ol.

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Noun

mestranol (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C21H26O2.

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