| NOUN | artifact | Ovulen | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound |
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| Meaning | trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound. | |
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| Broader | 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 |
| Substances | mestranol | A synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives |
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