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cloxestradiol

cloxestradiol noun: a synthetic steroidal estrogen, an analogue of estradiol with a 2,2,2-trichloroethoxy substitution.

Noun

cloxestradiol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic steroidal estrogen, an analogue of estradiol with a 2,2,2-trichloroethoxy substitution.

Origin of cloxestradiol

From (tri)chl(oro) + (hydr)ox(y) + estradiol. By surface analysis, clox- + estradiol.

Questions about cloxestradiol

What does cloxestradiol mean?
Cloxestradiol means a synthetic steroidal estrogen, an analogue of estradiol with a 2,2,2-trichloroethoxy substitution.
What part of speech is cloxestradiol?
Cloxestradiol is a noun.

Words near cloxestradiol in the dictionary

  1. clox-
  2. cloxacepride
  3. cloxacillin
  4. cloxacillins
  5. cloxazolam
  6. cloxestradiol
  7. cloxotestosterone
  8. cloxypendyl
  9. cloy
  10. Cloyd
  11. Cloyds

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