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dienogest

Today it means: A semisynthetic steroidal progestogen, used as an oral contraceptive in combination with ethinylestradiol. Full definition →

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From diene + -o- + -gest (“steroid, progestogen”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.