quinestroln.
/kwɪˈniːstrɒl/, /kwɪˈnɛstrɒl/, U.S. /kwɪˈnɛstrɑl/, /kwɪˈnɛstrɔl/ Pharmacology.
A synthetic oestrogen related to ethinyloestradiol, used in some oral contraceptives.Chemical name: 17α-ethinyloestradiol 3-cyclopentyl ether.
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1966 Fertility & Sterility 17 531 Quinestrol, ethinylestradiol-3-cyclopentyl ether, is a new orally active synthetic estrogen.
1981 H. M. Bolt in R. R. Chaudhury Pharmacol. Estrogens iii. 35 Metabolites of quinestrol are largely secreted into human bile as glucuronidates.
1994 Internat. Family Planning Perspectives 20 42/2 While the high doses of estrogen (3 mg quinestrol) and progestagen (12 mg norgestrel) were expected to produce side effects, the women had few complaints.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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