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methylprogesterone

methylprogesterone noun: any of several methyl derivatives of progesterone, but especially 6-methylprogesterone that is an androgenic progestin.

Noun

methylprogesterone (uncountable)

  1. Any of several methyl derivatives of progesterone, but especially 6-methylprogesterone that is an androgenic progestin

Origin of methylprogesterone

From methyl + progesterone.

Questions about methylprogesterone

What does methylprogesterone mean?
Methylprogesterone means any of several methyl derivatives of progesterone, but especially 6-methylprogesterone that is an androgenic progestin.
What part of speech is methylprogesterone?
Methylprogesterone is a noun.

Words near methylprogesterone in the dictionary

  1. methylpotassium
  2. methylpred
  3. methylprednisolone
  4. methylprednisolones
  5. methylprednisone
  6. methylprogesterone
  7. methylpropane
  8. methylpropanes
  9. methylpropanol
  10. methylpropanone
  11. methylpropene

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