clomiphene

[ klom-uh-feen, kloh-muh- ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a substance, C 26 H 28 ClNO, used for inducing ovulation in certain infertile women.

clomiphene

/ ˈkləʊmɪˌfiːn /

noun

1. a drug that stimulates the production of egg cells in the ovary: used to treat infertility in women

Word History and Origins

Origin of clomiphene¹

1960–65; c(h)lo(ro)- ² + (a)mi(ne) + phen(yl), extracted from the chemical name