HyperDic: gregory_pincus

English > 1 sense of the expression Gregory Pincus:
NOUNperson Gregory Pincus, Pincus, Gregory Goodwin PincusUnited States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
English > Gregory Pincus: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningUnited States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967).
SynonymsPincus, Gregory Goodwin Pincus
Instance ofphysiologistA biologist specializing in physiology
SpanishGregory Goodwin Pincus, Gregory Pincus
CatalanGregory Goodwin Pincus, Gregory Pincus

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