DES
noun
1 DES
A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.
synonyms: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol.
Polish: stilbestrol, dietylstilbestrol
2 DES
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, stilbesterol.
dess
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