mifepristone
/ˌmɪfeˈprɪstəʊn/noun
mass noun
- Medicine a synthetic steroid that inhibits the action of progesterone, given orally in early pregnancy to induce abortion【医】米非司酮(口服堕胎药)。
词源
1980s: probably from Dutch mifepriston, from mife- (representing aminophenol) + -pr- (representing propyl) + -ist (representing OESTRADIOL) + -ONE.