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fluorestradiol

fluorestradiol noun: any of several fluoro derivatives of estradiol that have biological activity. Such compounds having isotopically-labelled fluorine atoms are used in medical imaging.

Noun

fluorestradiol (uncountable)

  1. Any of several fluoro derivatives of estradiol that have biological activity. Such compounds having isotopically-labelled fluorine atoms are used in medical imaging.

Origin of fluorestradiol

From fluor- + estradiol.

Questions about fluorestradiol

What does fluorestradiol mean?
Fluorestradiol means any of several fluoro derivatives of estradiol that have biological activity. Such compounds having isotopically-labelled fluorine atoms are used in medical imaging.
What part of speech is fluorestradiol?
Fluorestradiol is a noun.

Words near fluorestradiol in the dictionary

  1. fluorescin
  2. fluorescinated
  3. fluorescing
  4. fluorescyl
  5. fluoresence
  6. fluorestradiol
  7. fluorgenic
  8. fluorhydric
  9. fluorhydroxyapatite
  10. fluorian
  11. fluoric

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