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algestone

algestone noun: 16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone, a steroidal progestin used as a contraceptive drug.

Noun

algestone (uncountable)

  1. 16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone, a steroidal progestin used as a contraceptive drug.

Questions about algestone

What does algestone mean?
Algestone means 16α,17α-dihydroxyprogesterone, a steroidal progestin used as a contraceptive drug.
What part of speech is algestone?
Algestone is a noun.

Words near algestone in the dictionary

  1. algesiometers
  2. algesiometric
  3. algesiometry
  4. algesthesia
  5. algesthesis
  6. algestone
  7. algetic
  8. Algherese
  9. Alghero
  10. alghoza
  11. Algic

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