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megestrol

megestrol noun: a steroidal progestin.

Noun

megestrol (uncountable)

  1. A steroidal progestin.

Origin of megestrol

From me(thyl) + -gestr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

Questions about megestrol

What does megestrol mean?
Megestrol means a steroidal progestin.
What part of speech is megestrol?
Megestrol is a noun.

Words near megestrol in the dictionary

  1. megazostrodontids
  2. Megee
  3. Megees
  4. megerg
  5. megergs
  6. megestrol
  7. Meggan
  8. megged
  9. Meggen
  10. megger
  11. meggers

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