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ethinyl estradiol
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eth·i·nyl estradiol  (th-nl)
n.
A synthetic estrogen derivative commonly used in oral contraceptive preparations.

[ethinyl, variant of ethynyl, containing an acetylene group : ethyn(e) + -yl.]


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035 mg or less of ethinyl estradiol), and 10% had taken pills with a low concentration of progestin (less than 0.
152), by far the worst offender is 17-alpha ethinyl estradiol, the most common estrogen in oral contraceptives used by tens of millions of women.
The three compounds chosen for study--genistein, ethinyl estradiol, and p-nonylphenol--represent a natural estrogenic substance, a drug, and an industrial chemical, respectively.
 
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