Meanings
noundanazol (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA derivative of the synthetic steroid ethisterone that inhibits the release of gonadotropins by the pituitary gland, formerly used to treat endometriosis.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂nḗr
- Proto-Hellenic*anḗr
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓νδρός (ăndrós)
- Englishandro-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishandrogen
- Englishdan-
- Englishis-
- Englishoxi-
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Hellenic*ə-
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷih₃wós
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷíh₃weti
- Proto-Hellenic*gʷyṓw-ō
- Proto-Hellenic*d͏̌ṓwō
- Ancient Greekζώω (zṓō)
- Ancient Greekζῶ (zô)
- Ancient Greekζωή (zōḗ)
- Frenchazote
- Englishazote
- Englishazo-
- Englishazole
- Englishoxazole
- English(isox)azol(e)
- Englishdanazol
From dan- (“alteration of androgenic”) + (isox)azol(e).
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Cite this entry
APA
danazol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danazol
MLA
“danazol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danazol. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danazol,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danazol.
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