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norgestrel

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[synthetic]] [[progestogen]] C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>28</sub>O<sub>2</sub> having two [[optically]] active forms of which the [[biologically]] active [[levorotatory]] form is used in [[birth control]] [[pill]]s.

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