ethinyl

English

Etymology

From ethine +‎ -yl.

Noun

ethinyl (plural ethinyls)

1. Alternative form of ethynyl
   • 2015 August 12, Yongmei Huang et al., “Effects of a One Year Reusable Contraceptive Vaginal Ring on Vaginal Microflora and the Risk of Vaginal Infection: An Open-Label Prospective Evaluation”, in PLoS ONE‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     The CVR contains Nestorone® (NES), a new 19-nor progesterone derivative without androgenic activity, and a low dose of ethinyl estradiol (EE) [ 3 – 5 ].

Anagrams

• ethylin, thienyl