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cypro

/ˈsaɪproʊ/

cypro is the clipping of cyproterone.

Meaning of cyproterone

Noun

cyproterone (countable and uncountable, plural cyproterones)

  1. A synthetic steroid C₂₂H₂₇ClO₃ that inhibits the action and secretion of testosterone by blocking the activity of androgen receptors.

Questions about cypro

What is cypro the clipping of?
Cypro is the clipping of cyproterone.
How do you pronounce cypro?
Cypro is pronounced /ˈsaɪproʊ/ (US).

Words near cypro in the dictionary

  1. Cypriots
  2. cypripedin
  3. cypripedium
  4. cypripediums
  5. cypris
  6. cypro
  7. Cypro-
  8. Cypro-Minoan
  9. cyproconazole
  10. cyprodenate
  11. cyprodime

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cypro (page history and authors); cyproterone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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