pregnanedione

pregnanedione definition - medical

preg·nane·di·one (prĕgˌnān-dīˈōn)

noun
An unsoluble metabolite of progesterone formed in relatively small quantities and occurring in either of two isomeric configurations: alpha or beta.

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