| NOUN | substance | progesterone, Lipo-Lutin | a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary |
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| Sounds | prowjheh'sterow.n | |
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| Rhymes | acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own... | |
| Meaning | A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy. | |
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| Synonym | Lipo-Lutin | |
| Broader | progestin, progestogen | Any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone |
| Substance of | pill, birth control pill, contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive pill, oral contraceptive, anovulatory drug, anovulant | A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception |
| Spanish | progesterona | |
| Catalan | progesterona | |
| Adjectives | progestational | of or relating to progesterone (or to a drug with effects like those of progesterone) |
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