RU-486
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Roussel+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 edit
RU-486 (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone
References edit
- OED 2006
Further reading edit
mifepristone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Roussel+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 edit
RU-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