| NOUN | substance | mestranol | a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives |
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| Meaning | A synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives. | |
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| Broader | estrogen, oestrogen | A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics |
| Substance of | Enovid | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and norethynodrel |
| Norinyl | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol | |
| Ovulen | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound | |
| Spanish | mestranol | |
| Catalan | mestranol | |
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