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NORGESTREL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("norgestrel" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Holonyms ("norgestrel" is a substance of...):
Lo/Ovral; Ovral (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel)
Ovrette (trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel)
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