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stilbestrol
stil·bes·trol S0758000 (stĭl-bĕs′trôl′, -trōl′)n. DES.
[stilb(ene) + estr(us) + -ol.]stilbestrol (stɪlˈbiːstrəl) or stilboestroln (Biochemistry) another name for diethylstilbestrol[C20: from stilbene + oestrus + -ol1]di•eth•yl•stil•bes•trol (daɪˌɛθ əl stɪlˈbɛs trɔl, -trɒl)
n. a synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, found to be carcinogenic to offspring when used to support pregnancy and now restricted in use. Abbr.: DES [1935–40; di-1 + ethyl + stilbestrol (stilb(ene) + estr(us) + -ol1)] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stilbestrol - a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultryDES, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilboestrolestrogen, oestrogen - a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics |
EncyclopediaSeediethylstilbestrolstilbestrol
di·eth·yl·stil·bes·trol (DES), (dī-eth'il-stil-bes'trol), Avoid the misspelling/mispronunciation diethylstilbesterol.A synthetic nonsteroidal estrogenic compound. Sometimes used as a postcoital antipregnancy agent to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum. The first demonstrated transplacental carcinogen responsible for a delayed clear cell vaginal carcinoma in female offspring of mothers who took the drug during pregnancy when the drug was erroneously thought to prevent threatened abortion. Synonym(s): stilbestrolstilbestrol (stĭl-bĕs′trôl′, -trōl′)n. DES.stilbestrol
Synonyms for stilbestrolnoun a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultrySynonyms- DES
- diethylstilbestrol
- diethylstilboestrol
- stilboestrol
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