DES

Definitions of DES

noun
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

synonyms: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

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type of:
estrogen, oestrogen
a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
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, stilbesterol

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type of:
nonsteroid, nonsteroidal
an organic compound that does no contain a steroid

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