NORINYL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norethindrone and mestranol

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("Norinyl" is a kind of...):

anovulant; anovulatory drug; birth control pill; contraceptive pill; oral contraceptive; oral contraceptive pill; pill (a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception)

Meronyms (substance of "Norinyl"):

norethandrolone; norethindrone; norethindrone acetate; Norlutin (a synthetic progestational hormone (trade name Norlutin) used in oral contraceptives and to treat endometriosis)

mestranol (a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives)

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