mestranol

English

Chemical structure of mestranol

Etymology

From me(thoxy) +‎ estra(trie)ne +‎ -ol.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.strə.nɒl/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmɛ.strəˌnɔl/

Noun

mestranol (uncountable)

(pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C₂₁H₂₆O₂.

References

“mestranol”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“mestranol”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

loan terms, marlstone, normalest

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