RU-486
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editRoussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From French RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.
Proper noun
edit- (pharmacology) Synonym of mifepristone.
Noun
editRU-486 (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone
References
edit- OED 2006
Further reading
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mifepristone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editRoussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.
Proper noun
edit- (pharmacology) RU-486: mifepristone: Synonym of mifépristone.
Descendants
edit- English: RU-486
Noun
editRU-486 m (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) RU-486: mifépristone: A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone
Further reading
edit- mifépristone on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
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