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nilestriol

nilestriol noun: a synthetic steroidal estrogen, the 3-cyclopentyl ether of 17α-ethinyl estriol.

Noun

nilestriol (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic steroidal estrogen, the 3-cyclopentyl ether of 17α-ethinyl estriol.

Forms of nilestriol

alternative formnylestriol

Origin of nilestriol

From (ethy)nyl + estriol.

Questions about nilestriol

What does nilestriol mean?
Nilestriol means a synthetic steroidal estrogen, the 3-cyclopentyl ether of 17α-ethinyl estriol.
What part of speech is nilestriol?
Nilestriol is a noun.

Words near nilestriol in the dictionary

  1. nileiform
  2. Nilentap
  3. nileprost
  4. Niles
  5. Niles Center
  6. nilestriol
  7. NILF
  8. NILFs
  9. nilgai
  10. nilgais
  11. nilgau

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