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LIPO-LUTIN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lipo-Lutin mean?
• LIPO-LUTIN (noun)
The noun LIPO-LUTIN has 1 sense:
1. a steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Familiarity information: LIPO-LUTIN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A steroid hormone (trade name Lipo-Lutin) produced in the ovary; prepares and maintains the uterus for pregnancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
Lipo-Lutin; progesterone
Hypernyms ("Lipo-Lutin" is a kind of...):
progestin; progestogen (any of a group of steroid hormones that have the effect of progesterone)
Holonyms ("Lipo-Lutin" is a substance 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)
Domain usage:
trade name (a name given to a product or service)
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