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fluoxymesterone

US/fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/

fluoxymesterone noun: a synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

fluoxymesterone: a synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment...
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Noun

fluoxymesterone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.

Origin of fluoxymesterone

From flu(or)- + (hydr)oxy- + me(thyltesto)sterone.

Questions about fluoxymesterone

What does fluoxymesterone mean?
Fluoxymesterone means a synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.
What part of speech is fluoxymesterone?
Fluoxymesterone is a noun.
How do you pronounce fluoxymesterone?
Fluoxymesterone is pronounced /fluˌɑk.sɪˈmɛ.stəˌɹoʊn/ (US).

Words near fluoxymesterone in the dictionary

  1. fluoxapiprolin
  2. fluoxastrobin
  3. fluoxetine
  4. fluoxetine hydrochloride
  5. fluoxetines
  6. fluoxymesterone
  7. fluparoxan
  8. flupenthixol
  9. flupentixol
  10. fluperamide
  11. fluperlapine

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