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quingestanol

quingestanol noun: 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone, a steroidal progestin whose acylated derivative is used as a pharmaceutical drug.

Noun

quingestanol (uncountable)

  1. 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone, a steroidal progestin whose acylated derivative is used as a pharmaceutical drug.

Origin of quingestanol

From Latin quin(que) (“five”) + (pro)gest(ogen)[Term?] + -ol.

Questions about quingestanol

What does quingestanol mean?
Quingestanol means 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone, a steroidal progestin whose acylated derivative is used as a pharmaceutical drug.
What part of speech is quingestanol?
Quingestanol is a noun.

Words near quingestanol in the dictionary

  1. Quinfermin
  2. quing
  3. quingenaries
  4. quingenary
  5. quingentenary
  6. quingestanol
  7. quingestrone
  8. quinghaosu
  9. quinhydrone
  10. quinhydrones
  11. quinia

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