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progestin

Pronunciation: /prə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛstɪn/

Definition of progestin

noun

Biochemistry

another term for progestogen.

Origin:

1930s: from pro-¹ + gestation + -in¹

progestin in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of progestin in the US English dictionary

Nearby words

progenitress
progeniture
progeny
progeria
progesterone
progestin
progestogen
proglottid
prognathous
prognosis
prognostic

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logomachy

/ ləˈgɒməki

noun

an argument about words …

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