| NOUN | substance | DES, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol | a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry |
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| artifact | DES, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol | synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen |
| Sounds | deh'; dih. | |
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| Meaning | A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry. | |
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| Synonyms | diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol | |
| Broader | estrogen, oestrogen | A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics |
| Spanish | dietilestilbestrol | |
| Catalan | dietilestilbestrol | |
| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonyms | diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol | |
| Broader | nonsteroid, nonsteroidal | An organic compound that does no contain a steroid |
| Spanish | DES | |
| Catalan | DES | |
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