quingestanol
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quin(que) (“five”) + (pro)gest(ogen) + [Term?] + -ol.
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Noun edit
quingestanol (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone, a steroidal progestin whose acylated derivative is used as a pharmaceutical drug.
References edit
- The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018