progestin

English

Noun

progestin (countable and uncountable, plural progestins)

1. (chemistry) A synthetic progestagen intended to mimic the effects of progesterone, often for contraceptive purposes.

Derived terms

• antiprogestin
• mesoprogestin
• phytoprogestin

Translations

synthetic progestagen

• Finnish: progestiini

Anagrams

• G proteins, G-proteins, postering, reposting