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ethinyl estradiol

or  ethy*nyl*es*tra*di*ol  or chiefly Brit  ethi*nyl*oes*tra*di*ol  or  ethy*nyl*oes*tra*di*ol  n :  a white crystalline very potent synthetic estrogen C20H24O2 prepared from estrone and used in combination (as with norgestrel or norethindrone) as an oral contraceptive or alone in the treatment of menopausal symptoms or female hypogonadism or in the palliative treatment of prostate or breast cancer - see ORTHO-NOVUM  .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ethy·nyl·es·tra·di·ol  ethy·nyl·oes·tra·di·ol 

 
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