See Also: mifepristone(medicine)
mifepristone(dictionary)

mifepristone (iou)



mifepristone noun. L20.
[Prob. from mife- (repr. aminophenol) + PR(OPYL + ist- (repr. oestradiol) + -ONE, elems. of the systematic name.]
Pharmacology. A synthetic steroid, C29H35NO2, that inhibits the action of progesterone and is administered in early pregnancy to induce abortion.