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From estra(diol) + pro(pionate) + -nicate (“antihypercholesterolemic or vasodilating nicotinic acid ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Estradiol 17-nicotinate 3-propionate, a synthetic steroidal estrogen. Full definition →
From estra(diol) + pro(pionate) + -nicate (“antihypercholesterolemic or vasodilating nicotinic acid ester”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.