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mes⋅tra⋅nol

  [mes-truh-nawl, -nol]
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–noun Pharmacology.
an estrogen, C2 1H2 6O2, used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
Origin:
1960–65; contr. and rearrangement of methoxy- and ethynylestradiol, components of the chemical name
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mes·tra·nol   (měs'trə-nôl', -nōl', -nŏl')   
n.  A synthetic estrogen, C21H26O2, used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptive preparations.

[m(ethyl) + estra(trie)n(e), one of its constituents (estra-, estrogenic hormone; see estradiol + tri- + -ene) + -ol1.]
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Main Entry: mes·tra·nol
Pronunciation: 'mes-tr&-"nol, -"nOl
Function: noun
: a synthetic estrogen C21H26O2used in birth control pills—see ENOVID, ORTHO-NOVUM
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mestranol mes·tra·nol (měs'trə-nôl', -nōl')
n.
A synthetic estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptive preparations.

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