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levonorgestrel

Noun CEFR C2
ˌliː.vəʊ.nɔːˈd͡ʒɛ.stɹl̩

Definitions

A synthetic progestogen used as an active ingredient in some hormonal contraceptives.

uncountable

Equivalents

Portuguêslevonorgestrel
2 more languages
Қазақ тілілевоноргестрел

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
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