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    OVULEN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compoundplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

    anovulant; anovulatory drug; birth control pill; contraceptive pill; oral contraceptive; oral contraceptive pill; pill (a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)

    Meronyms (substance of "Ovulen"):

    mestranol (a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives)

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