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pentagestrone

pentagestrone noun: a steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that was never marketed.

pentagestrone: a steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that was never marketed
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Noun

pentagestrone (uncountable)

  1. A steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that was never marketed.

Questions about pentagestrone

What does pentagestrone mean?
Pentagestrone means a steroidal progestin of the 17α-hydroxyprogesterone group that was never marketed.
What part of speech is pentagestrone?
Pentagestrone is a noun.

Words near pentagestrone in the dictionary

  1. pentagamy
  2. pentagastrin
  3. pentagastrins
  4. pentagenarian
  5. pentagenarians
  6. pentagestrone
  7. pentaglot
  8. pentaglucoside
  9. pentaglucosides
  10. pentaglutamate
  11. pentaglutamates

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