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GREGORY GOODWIN PINCUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Synonyms:
Gregory Goodwin Pincus; Gregory Pincus; Pincus
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Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)