norethynodrel

norethynodrel
/nawr'euh thuy"neuh dreuhl, naw reth"euh neuh drel'/, n. Pharm.
a progestin, C20H26O2, used in combination with an estrogen in some oral contraceptives.
[1955-60; NOR- + ethyn(yl), components of 2 versions of its chemical name + -odrel, of uncert. derivation]

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