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/ˈmɛ.strə.nɒl/ · noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C₂₁H₂₆O₂..
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Mestranol means (pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C₂₁H₂₆O₂..
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