NORGESTREL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("norgestrel" is a kind of...):

progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)

Holonyms ("norgestrel" is a substance of...):

Lo/Ovral; Ovral (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)

Ovrette (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel)

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