progestin

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prō jes′tin)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•ges•tin  (prō jes′tin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsany substance having progesteronelike activity. Also called progestogen. 
  • pro-1 + gest(ation) + -in2 1925–30

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
pro•ges•to•gen  (prō jes′tə jən),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
  1. Drugsprogestin.
Also, pro•ges′ta•gen. 
  • pro-1 + gest(ation) + -o- + -gen 1940–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
progestogen / prəʊˈdʒɛstədʒən/, progestin / prəˈdʒɛstɪn/
  1. any of a group of steroid hormones that have progesterone-like activity, used in oral contraceptives and in treating gynaecological disorders
Etymology: 20th Century: from progest( erone) + -o- + -gen
'progestin' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Norplant - hormone replacement therapy - mestranol - minipill - norethindrone - norethynodrel - norgestrel - progesterone - progestogen

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