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ethinylestradiol

/ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables
ethinylestra-di-ol
IPA
/ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ethinyl + estradiol.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ethynylestradiol (alternative) ethinyl estradiol (alternative) ethynyl estradiol (alternative) ethinyloestradiol (alternative, UK)

Questions

How do you pronounce ethinylestradiol?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/.
What does ethinylestradiol mean?
A derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.
Where does ethinylestradiol come from?
From ethinyl + estradiol.

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