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PINCUS
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• PINCUS (noun)
The noun PINCUS has 1 sense:
1. United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Familiarity information: PINCUS used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States sexual physiologist whose hunch that progesterone could block ovulation led to the development of the oral contraceptive pill (1903-1967)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Gregory Goodwin Pincus; Gregory Pincus; Pincus
Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
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