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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Call mean? 

• CALL (noun)
  The noun CALL has 13 senses:

1. a telephone connection

2. a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

3. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

4. a demand especially in the phrase

5. the characteristic sound produced by a bird

6. a brief social visit

7. a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

8. a demand for a show of hands in a card game

9. a request

10. an instruction that interrupts the program being executed

11. a visit in an official or professional capacity

12. (sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

13. the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

  Familiarity information: CALL used as a noun is familiar.

• CALL (verb)
  The verb CALL has 28 senses:

1. assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

2. ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality

3. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

4. utter a sudden loud cry

5. order, request, or command to come

6. pay a brief visit

7. call a meeting; invite or command to meet

8. read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

9. send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message

10. utter a characteristic note or cry

11. stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

12. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

13. make a stop in a harbour

14. demand payment of (a loan)

15. make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

16. give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

17. indicate a decision in regard to

18. make a prediction about; tell in advance

19. require the presentation of for redemption before maturation

20. challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

21. declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

22. lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

23. order or request or give a command for

24. order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role

25. utter in a loud voice or announce

26. challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

27. consider or regard as being

28. rouse somebody from sleep with a call

  Familiarity information: CALL used as a verb is very familiar.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A telephone connection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

call; phone call; telephone call

Context example:

he heard the phone ringing but didn't want to take the call

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

collect call (a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for)

call-in (a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program)

crank call (a hostile telephone call (from a crank))

local call (a telephone call made within a local calling area)

long-distance call; long distance; trunk call (a telephone call made outside the local calling area)

conference call (a telephone call in which more than two people participate)

wake-up call (a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels))

call-back (a return call)

Derivation:

call (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call

Hypernyms ("Call" is a kind of...):

disposition; inclination; tendency (an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others)

Derivation:

call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

call; cry; outcry; shout; vociferation; yell

Context example:

the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

utterance; vocalization (the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

hoot (a loud raucous cry (as of an owl))

bird; boo; Bronx cheer; hiss; hoot; raspberry; razz; razzing; snort (a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt)

yodel (a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto)

shouting; yelling (uttering a loud inarticulate cry as of pain or excitement)

battle cry; rallying cry; war cry; war whoop (a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle)

whoop (a loud hooting cry of exultation or excitement)

scream; screaming; screech; screeching; shriek; shrieking (sharp piercing cry)

noise (a loud outcry of protest or complaint)

hosanna (a cry of praise or adoration (to God))

halloo (a shout to attract attention)

clamor; clamoring; clamour; clamouring; hue and cry (loud and persistent outcry from many people)

catcall (a cry expressing disapproval)

blue murder (an extravagantly loud outcry)

bellow; bellowing; holla; holler; hollering; hollo; holloa; roar; roaring; yowl (a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal))

Derivation:

call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

call (utter a sudden loud cry)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A demand especially in the phrase

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

call; claim

Context example:

the call of duty

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

Sense 5

Meaning:

The characteristic sound produced by a bird

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

birdcall; birdsong; call; song

Context example:

a bird will not learn its song unless it hears it at an early age

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

animal communication (communication between animals (of the same species))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

bell-like call (a birdcall that resembles the tone of a bell)

two-note call (a birdcall having two notes)

Derivation:

call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal)

call (utter a characteristic note or cry)

Sense 6

Meaning:

A brief social visit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the characters in Henry James' novels are forever paying calls on each other, usually in the parlor of some residence

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

visit (the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time)

Derivation:

call (pay a brief visit)

Sense 7

Meaning:

A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

call; margin call

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

Derivation:

call (demand payment of (a loan))

Sense 8

Meaning:

A demand for a show of hands in a card game

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

after two raises there was a call

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

demand (an urgent or peremptory request)

Holonyms ("call" is a part of...):

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Sense 9

Meaning:

A request

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

not many calls for buggywhips

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

asking; request (the verbal act of requesting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

recall (a call to return)

Sense 10

Meaning:

An instruction that interrupts the program being executed

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Context example:

Pascal performs calls by simply giving the name of the routine to be executed

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

command; instruction; program line; statement ((computer science) a line of code written as part of a computer program)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

supervisor call instruction; system call (an instruction that interrupts the program being executed and passes control to the supervisor)

function call (a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program)

Sense 11

Meaning:

A visit in an official or professional capacity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

the salesman's call on a customer

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

visit (the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "call"):

round ((often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order))

Sense 12

Meaning:

(sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

he was ejected for protesting the call

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

conclusion; decision; determination (the act of making up your mind about something)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Derivation:

call (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee)

call (indicate a decision in regard to)

Sense 13

Meaning:

The option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

call; call option

Hypernyms ("call" is a kind of...):

option (the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited)

Holonyms ("call" is a part of...):

span; straddle (the act of sitting or standing astride)

Derivation:

call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation)

• CALL (verb)

Conjugation:

Sense 1

Meaning:

Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

be known as; call; know as; name

Context example:

The new school was named after the famous Civil Rights leader

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

Verb group:

call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

address; call (greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

baptise; baptize; christen (administer baptism to)

refer (use a name to designate)

style; title (designate by an identifying term)

dub; nickname (give a nickname to)

rename (assign a new name to)

entitle; title (give a title to)

term (name formally or designate with a term)

tag (provide with a name or nickname)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody something

Sentence example:

They call him "Bobby"

Sense 2

Meaning:

Ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

She called her children lazy and ungrateful

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

label (assign a label to; designate with a label)

Verb group:

call (consider or regard as being)

be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

call (read aloud to check for omissions or absentees)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

brand; post (mark or expose as infamous)

miscall; misname (assign in incorrect name to)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s somebody something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

call; call up; phone; ring; telephone

Context example:

Take two aspirin and call me in the morning

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

"Call" entails doing...:

dial (operate a dial to select a telephone number)

Verb group:

call (send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message)

Domain category:

telephone; telephony (transmitting speech at a distance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

cell phone (call up by using a cellular phone)

call in (make a phone call)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

Sam cannot call Sue
They call

Derivation:

caller (the person initiating a telephone call)

call (a telephone connection)

Sense 4

Meaning:

Utter a sudden loud cry

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell

Context example:

I yelled to her from the window but she couldn't hear me

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Verb group:

call (utter in a loud voice or announce)

call out; cry; cry out; exclaim; outcry; shout (utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

hollo (cry hollo)

hurrah (shout 'hurrah!')

halloo (shout 'halloo', as when greeting someone or attracting attention)

whoop (shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm)

pipe; pipe up; shriek; shrill (utter a shrill cry)

howl; roar; ululate; wail; yaup; yawl (emit long loud cries)

screak; screech; skreak; skreigh; squawk (utter a harsh abrupt scream)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Also:

call out (call out loudly, as of names or numbers)

Derivation:

call (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

Sense 5

Meaning:

Order, request, or command to come

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

call; send for

Context example:

Call the police!

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

enjoin; order; say; tell (give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority)

Verb group:

call (order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role)

call (call a meeting; invite or command to meet)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

call up; mobilise; mobilize; rally (call to arms; of military personnel)

summon (ask to come)

hail (call for)

muster (call to duty, military service, jury duty, etc.)

call in (summon to a particular activity or employment)

lift (call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs)

cite; summon; summons (call in an official matter, such as to attend court)

beep (call, summon, or alert with a beeper)

call back; recall (summon to return)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP

Sentence example:

Sam cannot call Sue

Also:

call forth (summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic)

call forth (evoke or provoke to appear or occur)

call up (call to arms; of military personnel)

Derivation:

caller (someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice)

Sense 6

Meaning:

Pay a brief visit

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

call; call in; visit

Context example:

The mayor likes to call on some of the prominent citizens

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

get together; meet (get together socially or for a specific purpose)

Verb group:

call (make a stop in a harbour)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

see (go to see for professional or business reasons)

see (go to see for a social visit)

come by; drop by; drop in (visit informally and spontaneously)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

call (a brief social visit)

caller (a social or business visitor)

Sense 7

Meaning:

Call a meeting; invite or command to meet

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The new dean calls meetings every week

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

ask for; bespeak; call for; quest; request (express the need or desire for)

Cause:

assemble; foregather; forgather; gather; meet (collect in one place)

Verb group:

call; send for (order, request, or command to come)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

caller (the person who convenes a meeting)

Sense 8

Meaning:

Read aloud to check for omissions or absentees

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Call roll

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

read (look at, interpret, and say out loud something that is written or printed)

Verb group:

call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 9

Meaning:

Send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc.; make a signal to in order to transmit a message

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

A transmitter in Samoa was heard calling

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

telecommunicate (communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail)

Verb group:

call; call up; phone; ring; telephone (get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone)

Domain category:

telecom; telecommunication ((often plural) systems used in transmitting messages over a distance electronically)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

Sense 10

Meaning:

Utter a characteristic note or cry

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

bluejays called to one another

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Verb group:

call (lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s

Derivation:

call (the characteristic sound produced by a bird)

Sense 11

Meaning:

Stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather

Classified under:

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations

Context example:

call a football game

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

defer; hold over; postpone; prorogue; put off; put over; remit; set back; shelve; table (hold back to a later time)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 12

Meaning:

Greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

address; call

Context example:

She calls him by first name

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

address; turn to (speak to)

Verb group:

be known as; call; know as; name (assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something

Sense 13

Meaning:

Make a stop in a harbour

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Context example:

The ship will call in Honolulu tomorrow

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

stop; stop over (interrupt a trip)

Verb group:

call; call in; visit (pay a brief visit)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

Sense 14

Meaning:

Demand payment of (a loan)

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

call; call in

Context example:

Call a loan

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

demand; exact (claim as due or just)

Verb group:

call (require the presentation of for redemption before maturation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

call (a demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement)

callable (subject to a demand for payment before due date)

Sense 15

Meaning:

Make a demand, as for a card or a suit or a show of hands

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Synonyms:

bid; call

Context example:

He called his trump

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

play (participate in games or sport)

Domain category:

card game; cards (a game played with playing cards)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

raise (bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level)

preempt (make a preemptive bid in the game of bridge)

overbid (to bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,)

outbid (bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled)

underbid (bid (a hand of cards) at less than the strength of the hand warrants)

outcall (make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game)

double (bridge: make a demand for (a card or suit))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

caller (the bettor in a card game who matches the bet and calls for a show of hands)

Sense 16

Meaning:

Give the calls (to the dancers) for a square dance

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

call; call off

"Call" entails doing...:

square dance (dance in formation)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

caller (a person who announces the changes of steps during a dance)

Sense 17

Meaning:

Indicate a decision in regard to

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

call balls and strikes behind the plate

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

indicate (to state or express briefly)

Verb group:

call (declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)

Sense 18

Meaning:

Make a prediction about; tell in advance

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Synonyms:

anticipate; call; forebode; foretell; predict; prognosticate; promise

Context example:

Call the outcome of an election

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

guess; hazard; pretend; venture (put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "call"):

read (interpret the significance of, as of palms, tea leaves, intestines, the sky; also of human behavior)

outguess; second-guess (attempt to anticipate or predict)

augur (predict from an omen)

bet; wager (maintain with or as if with a bet)

calculate; forecast (predict in advance)

prophesy; vaticinate (predict or reveal through, or as if through, divine inspiration)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

Sense 19

Meaning:

Require the presentation of for redemption before maturation

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Call a bond

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

ask; expect; require (consider obligatory; request and expect)

Verb group:

call; call in (demand payment of (a loan))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

call (the option to buy a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date)

Sense 20

Meaning:

Challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

He deserves to be called on that

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

challenge; dispute; gainsay (take exception to)

Verb group:

call (challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam cannot call Sue

Sense 21

Meaning:

Declare in the capacity of an umpire or referee

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

call a runner out

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

adjudge; declare; hold (declare to be)

Verb group:

call (indicate a decision in regard to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody something

Derivation:

call ((sports) the decision made by an umpire or referee)

Sense 22

Meaning:

Lure by imitating the characteristic call of an animal

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Call ducks

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

entice; lure; tempt (provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion)

Verb group:

call (utter a characteristic note or cry)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

call (the characteristic sound produced by a bird)

Sense 23

Meaning:

Order or request or give a command for

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

The unions called a general strike for Sunday

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

order (make a request for something)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 24

Meaning:

Order, summon, or request for a specific duty or activity, work, role

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

They called him to active military duty

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

request (ask (a person) to do something)

Verb group:

call; send for (order, request, or command to come)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Derivation:

Call (a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course)

calling (the particular occupation for which you are trained)

Sense 25

Meaning:

Utter in a loud voice or announce

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

The auctioneer called the bids

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

emit; let loose; let out; utter (express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words))

Verb group:

call; cry; holler; hollo; scream; shout; shout out; squall; yell (utter a sudden loud cry)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

call (a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition)

caller (someone who proclaims or summons in a loud voice)

Sense 26

Meaning:

Challenge the sincerity or truthfulness of

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

call the speaker on a question of fact

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

challenge; dispute; gainsay (take exception to)

Verb group:

call (challenge (somebody) to make good on a statement; charge with or censure for an offense)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 27

Meaning:

Consider or regard as being

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Context example:

I would not call her beautiful

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

consider; reckon; regard; see; view (deem to be)

Verb group:

call (ascribe a quality to or give a name of a common noun that reflects a quality)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 28

Meaning:

Rouse somebody from sleep with a call

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Context example:

I was called at 5 A.M. this morning

Hypernyms (to "call" is one way to...):

arouse; awaken; rouse; wake; wake up; waken (cause to become awake or conscious)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

 Context examples 

But these excursions out of the real were of brief duration, for ever the pangs of the hunger-bite called him back.

(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)

Johansen called vainly for him to come down.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Also called MART-1 antigen and Melan-A protein.

(Melanoma Antigen Recognized by T cells 1, NCI Dictionary)

A cell in the skin and eyes that produces and contains the pigment called melanin.

(Melanocyte, NCI Dictionary)

Also called MC1R and melanotropin receptor.

(Melanocortin 1 receptor, NCI Dictionary)

It is a form of the female hormone progesterone and belongs to the family of drugs called progestins.

(Medroxyprogesterone acetate, NCI Dictionary)

It belongs to the family of drugs called progestins.

(Medroxyprogesterone, NCI Dictionary)

‘What do you call purely nominal?’

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If I had known as much this morning I certainly would not have called on him.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

Also called: Drug Information, Drugs, Medications

(Medicines, NIH)