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allylestrenol

allylestrenol noun: a synthetic progestogen used to prevent threatened miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss and premature labour.

Noun

allylestrenol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic progestogen used to prevent threatened miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss and premature labour.

Forms of allylestrenol

alternative UKallyloestrenol

Origin of allylestrenol

From allyl + estrene + -ol.

Questions about allylestrenol

What does allylestrenol mean?
Allylestrenol means a synthetic progestogen used to prevent threatened miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss and premature labour.
What part of speech is allylestrenol?
Allylestrenol is a noun.

Words near allylestrenol in the dictionary

  1. allylcyclopentane
  2. allylene
  3. allylenes
  4. allylescaline
  5. allyless
  6. allylestrenol
  7. allylglucosinolate
  8. allylglucosinolates
  9. allylglycine
  10. allylic
  11. allylic rearrangement

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