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antiprogestin

antiprogestin noun: any substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone.

Noun

antiprogestin (plural antiprogestins)

  1. Any substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone.
    • Antiprogestins may stop some cancer cells from growing and they are being studied in the treatment of breast cancer.

Forms of antiprogestin

pluralantiprogestins

Origin of antiprogestin

From anti- + progestin.

Questions about antiprogestin

What does antiprogestin mean?
Antiprogestin means any substance that prevents cells from making or using progesterone.
What part of speech is antiprogestin?
Antiprogestin is a noun.
What is the plural of antiprogestin?
The plural of antiprogestin is antiprogestins.

Words near antiprogestin in the dictionary

  1. antiprofiteering
  2. antiprogestational
  3. antiprogesterone
  4. antiprogesterones
  5. antiprogesteronic
  6. antiprogestin
  7. antiprogestins
  8. antiprogestogen
  9. antiprogestogens
  10. antiprogram
  11. antiprogramme

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