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tetrahydrogestrinone

UK/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪn.əʊn/US/ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhaɪ.dɹəˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪˌnoʊn/

tetrahydrogestrinone noun: a banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂.

tetrahydrogestrinone: a banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂
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Noun

tetrahydrogestrinone (uncountable, abbreviation THG)

  1. A banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂.
    • An outstanding junior prospect, setting the world junior 100m record in 1997, he appeared close to fulfilling that potential in 2002 when he won the 100m at the European championship, but in August 2003 he failed a drug test for the designer steroid tetrahydrogestrinone (THG).2008 February 13, The Guardian

Forms of tetrahydrogestrinone

abbreviationTHG

Origin of tetrahydrogestrinone

From tetrahydro + gestrinone.

Questions about tetrahydrogestrinone

What does tetrahydrogestrinone mean?
Tetrahydrogestrinone means a banned anabolic steroid, C₂₁H₂₈O₂.
What part of speech is tetrahydrogestrinone?
Tetrahydrogestrinone is a noun.
How do you pronounce tetrahydrogestrinone?
Tetrahydrogestrinone is pronounced /ˌtɛ.tɹəˌhʌɪ.dɹə(ʊ)ˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹɪn.əʊn/ (UK).

Words near tetrahydrogestrinone in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydrofurans
  2. tetrahydrofuranyl
  3. tetrahydrofuryl
  4. tetrahydrofuryls
  5. tetrahydrogenated
  6. tetrahydrogestrinone
  7. tetrahydrogestrinones
  8. tetrahydroharmine
  9. tetrahydroimidazole
  10. tetrahydroimidazoles
  11. tetrahydroimidizalone

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