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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral drug that can terminate early pregnancy by blocking the action of progesterone.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[R(oussel) U(CLAF), a French pharmaceutical company that makes it + 486, project number.]
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