1. (noun) diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Synonyms: diethylstilbesterol, stilbestrol, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbesterol, stilboestrol
2. (noun) diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
Synonyms: diethylstilbesterol, stilbestrol, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbesterol, stilboestrol
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