"RU-486" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Roussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From French RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|RU-486}} French RU-486 Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} RU-486
  1. (pharmacology) Synonym of mifepristone. Categories (topical): Pharmacology, Abortion Synonyms: mifepristone [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-RU-486-en-name-CuA17lci Disambiguation of Abortion: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 40 18 24 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 20 23 19 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: RU486, RU 486

Noun

Etymology: Roussel+UCLAF+486, from Usines Chimiques des Laboratoires Français. From French RU-486. From the codename RU-38486, the 38,486th compound synthesized by Roussel-Uclaf; then shortened to RU-486. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|RU-486}} French RU-486 Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} RU-486 (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) A drug formulation containing the active agent mifepristone Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
    Sense id: en-RU-486-en-noun-OLfejH8I Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: RU486, RU 486
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