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formestane

US/fɔɹˈmɛˌsteɪn/

formestane noun: an aromatase inhibitor drug that is used to treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.

formestane: an aromatase inhibitor drug that is used to treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer
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Noun

formestane (uncountable)

  1. An aromatase inhibitor drug that is used to treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.

Origin of formestane

From [Term?] + -mestane (“aromatase inhibitor”).

Questions about formestane

What does formestane mean?
Formestane means an aromatase inhibitor drug that is used to treat estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.
What part of speech is formestane?
Formestane is a noun.
How do you pronounce formestane?
Formestane is pronounced /fɔɹˈmɛˌsteɪn/ (US).

Words near formestane in the dictionary

  1. formerness
  2. formers
  3. formes
  4. formes frustes
  5. formest
  6. formestane
  7. formeterol
  8. formeth
  9. formfactor
  10. formfactors
  11. formfeed

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