See Also: norgestrienone(medicine)

givey (iou) and norgestrienone (medicine)


givey (iou)



givey adjective. dial. & colloq. Also givy. E19.
[from GIVE verb + -Y1.]
Inclined to give or yield; pliable, springy, soft.

norgestrienone (medicine)


norgestrienone
<chemical> 17-hydroxy-19-nor-17 alpha-pregna-4,9,11-trien-20-yn-3-one. A synthetic steroid with progestational and contraceptive activities.

Pharmacological action: contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic.

Chemical name: 19-Norpregna-4,9,11-trien-20-yn-3-one, 17-hydroxy-, (17alpha)-