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RU-486
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English
Alternative forms
en RU486 RU 486
Etymology
en Roussel+en UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From en fr RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by en Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.
Proper noun
en pharmacology en mifepristone.
Noun
-
en pharmaceutical drug A drug formulation containing the active agent en mifepristone
References
OED 2006
Further reading
en mifepristone
en Abortion
French
Alternative forms
fr RU486 RU 486
Etymology
fr Roussel+fr UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by fr Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.
Proper noun
m
fr pharmacology en RU-486: en mifepristone: fr mifépristone
Descendants
en RU-486
Noun
m -
fr pharmaceutical drug en RU-486: fr mifépristone: A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone
Further reading
fr mifépristone