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- noun Alternative form of
ethinylestradiol .
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Examples
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Taken orally, ly-ethynylestradiol will produce the effects of the natural estrogens in one-tenth the dose.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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Thus, there is \j-ethynylestradiol, in which a two-carbon chain is attached to carbon-iy in addition to the hydroxyl group.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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It is not quite as powerful as ly-ethynylestradiol, but it is three to five times as powerful as the natural hormones.
The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963
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For example, freshwater habitats around the world have been found contaminated with the synthetic estrogen used in contraceptive pills, ethynylestradiol.
YubaNet.com 2010
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