DES
Definition:
- [noun] a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Synonyms: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES - [noun] 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, DES, stilbesterol
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