MESTRANOL

mestranol

(noun) a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mestranol (uncountable)

The 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol; the estrogen used in many of the first oral contraceptives.

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