quinestrol [kwin-es-trawl, -trol] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.
- a synthetic estrogen, C25H32O2, used in oral contraceptives.
Origin of quinestrol First recorded in 1965–70; quin(ic acid) + estr(ogen) + -ol1
quinestrol [kwin-es-trawl, -trol] Word Origin noun Pharmacology.
Origin of quinestrol First recorded in 1965–70; quin(ic acid) + estr(ogen) + -ol1