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idoxifene

idoxifene noun: a nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist, structurally analogous to tamoxifen.

Noun

idoxifene (uncountable)

  1. A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist, structurally analogous to tamoxifen.

Origin of idoxifene

From i(o)d- + -oxifene (“tamoxifen derivative”).

Questions about idoxifene

What does idoxifene mean?
Idoxifene means a nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist, structurally analogous to tamoxifen.
What part of speech is idoxifene?
Idoxifene is a noun.

Words near idoxifene in the dictionary

  1. idoses
  2. idoteid
  3. idoteids
  4. Idowu
  5. Idowus
  6. idoxifene
  7. idoxuridine
  8. IDP
  9. IDPF
  10. idpol
  11. IDPs

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