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ethinylestradiol

US/ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

ethinylestradiol noun: a derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.

ethinylestradiol: a derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives
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Noun

ethinylestradiol (uncountable)

  1. A derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.

Forms of ethinylestradiol

alternative formethynylestradiol
alternative formethinyl estradiol
alternative formethynyl estradiol
alternative UKethinyloestradiol

Origin of ethinylestradiol

From ethinyl + estradiol.

Questions about ethinylestradiol

What does ethinylestradiol mean?
Ethinylestradiol means a derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
What part of speech is ethinylestradiol?
Ethinylestradiol is a noun.
How do you pronounce ethinylestradiol?
Ethinylestradiol is pronounced /ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/ (US).

Words near ethinylestradiol in the dictionary

  1. ethinamate
  2. ethine
  3. Ethington
  4. Ethingtons
  5. ethinyl
  6. ethinylestradiol
  7. ethinyloestradiol
  8. ethinyls
  9. Ethio-
  10. Ethio-jazz
  11. Ethiocentric

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