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norgestimate

US/nɔɹˈd͡ʒɛ.stɪˌmeɪt/

norgestimate noun: a synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills.

norgestimate: a synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an...
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Noun

norgestimate (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills.

Origin of norgestimate

From nor- + (pro)gest(ogen) + im(ino) + -ate.

Questions about norgestimate

What does norgestimate mean?
Norgestimate means a synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills.
What part of speech is norgestimate?
Norgestimate is a noun.
How do you pronounce norgestimate?
Norgestimate is pronounced /nɔɹˈd͡ʒɛ.stɪˌmeɪt/ (US).

Words near norgestimate in the dictionary

  1. Norgaards
  2. Norgard
  3. Norgards
  4. Norgay
  5. Norge
  6. norgestimate
  7. norgestomet
  8. norgestrel
  9. norgestrienone
  10. Norgren
  11. Norgrens

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