Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ru 486

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.05 in modern English

Syllables: ru 486
IPA

2

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo

Synonyms

abortion pill mifepristone

Questions

What does ru 486 mean?: an abortion-inducing drug (trade name RU 486) developed in France; when taken during the first five weeks of pregnancy it blocks the action of progesterone so that the uterus sloughs off the embryo

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