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OVRAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Ovral" 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 "Ovral"):
norgestrel (synthetic progestin used in oral contraceptives)
estradiol; oestradiol (the most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer)