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17-Ethinyl Estradiol

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000023

Ethinyl estradiol is a semisynthetic alkylated estradiol with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in oral contraceptives.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000023
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesNLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000023",
  "term": "17-Ethinyl Estradiol",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Ethinyl estradiol is a semisynthetic alkylated estradiol with a 17-alpha-ethinyl substitution. It has high estrogenic potency when administered orally, and is often used as the estrogenic component in oral contraceptives.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/17-ethinyl-estradiol/"
}

Record 23 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.