Meaning of levonorgestrel | Babel Free
ˌliː.vəʊ.nɔːˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹl̩Definitions
A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.
Equivalents
Español
levonorgestrel
Français
lévonorgestrel
Italiano
levonorgestrel
Қазақша
левоноргестрел
Português
levonorgestrel
Examples
“The latest research, published Wednesday in the medical journal JAMA, analyzed years of health records for thousands of Danish women ages 15 to 49, with an even split between those who started using intrauterine devices that release the hormone levonorgestrel for birth control and those who hadn’t used any type of hormonal contraceptive.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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