English Explanatory Dictionary

RU-486

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Synonym of mifepristone.
noun
  1. A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone

Word forms

RU-486 RU486 RU 486

Etymology

Roussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From French RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486.

Synonyms

mifepristone
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