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

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
[ mĕstrə-nôl′, -nōl′ ]

n.

A synthetic estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptive preparations.