mestranol
[ mes-truh-nawl, -nol ]
/ ˈmɛs trəˌnɔl, -ˌnɒl /
noun Pharmacology.
an estrogen, C21H26O2, used in oral contraceptives in combination with a progestin.
Origin of mestranol
1960–65; contraction and rearrangement of
methoxy- and
ethynylestradiol, components of the chemical name
Words nearby mestranol
mestee,
mester,
mestiza,
mestizo,
mestome,
mestranol,
mesurol,
met,
met enkephalin,
met office,
met-
British Dictionary definitions for mestranol
mestranol
/ (ˈmɛstrəˌnɒl, -ˌnəʊl) /
noun
a synthetic oestrogen used in combination with progestogens as an oral contraceptive. Formula: C 21 H 26 O 2
Word Origin for mestranol
C20: from
m (
ethyl) + (
o)
estr (
ogen) + (
pregn)
an (
e) (C
21 H
36) +
-ol
Medical definitions for mestranol
mestranol
[ mĕs′trə-nôl′, -nōl′ ]
n.
A synthetic estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptive preparations.