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norethisterone

UK/nɔː.ɹɛˈθɪ.stə.ɹəʊn/US/ˌnɔɹ.əˈθɪ.stəˌɹoʊn/

norethisterone noun: a synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.

norethisterone: a synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar...
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Noun

norethisterone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.

Forms of norethisterone

alternative USnorethindrone

Origin of norethisterone

From nor- + ethisterone.

Questions about norethisterone

What does norethisterone mean?
Norethisterone means a synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.
What part of speech is norethisterone?
Norethisterone is a noun.
How do you pronounce norethisterone?
Norethisterone is pronounced /nɔː.ɹɛˈθɪ.stə.ɹəʊn/ (UK).

Words near norethisterone in the dictionary

  1. norepinephrines
  2. norepinephrinylation
  3. Nores
  4. norethandrolone
  5. norethindrone
  6. norethisterone
  7. norethynodrel
  8. Norette
  9. Noretti
  10. noretynodrel
  11. noreugenin

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