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onapristone

US/ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/

onapristone noun: a synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer.

onapristone: a synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer
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Noun

onapristone (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer.

Origin of onapristone

From ona- (of unknown origin) + (mife)pristone.

Questions about onapristone

What does onapristone mean?
Onapristone means a synthetic antiprogestogen used to combat prostate cancer.
What part of speech is onapristone?
Onapristone is a noun.
How do you pronounce onapristone?
Onapristone is pronounced /ˌoʊ.nəˈpɹɪˌstoʊn/ (US).

Words near onapristone in the dictionary

  1. onanisms
  2. onanist
  3. onanistic
  4. onanistically
  5. onanists
  6. onapristone
  7. onartuzumab
  8. ONAs
  9. Onate
  10. Onates
  11. Onawa

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