norethynodrel
[ nawr-uh-thahy-nuh-druh l, naw-reth-uh-nuh-drel ]
/ ˌnɔr əˈθaɪ nə drəl, nɔˈrɛθ ə nəˌdrɛl /
noun Pharmacology.
a progestin, C20H26O2, used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
Origin of norethynodrel
1955–60;
nor- +
ethyn(yl), components of 2 versions of its chemical name +
-odrel, of uncertain derivation
Words nearby norethynodrel
nordrhein-westfalen,
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norethandrolone,
norethindrone,
norethynodrel,
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norfolk island,
norfolk island pine,
norfolk jacket