gestodene

English

Etymology

From gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) +‎ [Term?] +‎ -ene.

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Noun

gestodene (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A progestogen hormonal contraceptive.

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

• edgestone