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OVULEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("Ovulen" 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 "Ovulen"):
mestranol (a synthetic form of estrogen used in combination with a progestin in oral contraceptives)