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Synonyms for diethylstilbesterol in English

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diethylstilbesterol:
- diethylstilbesterol; stilbesterol; DES

English

Detailed Synonyms for diethylstilbesterol in English

diethylstilbesterol:

diethylstilbesterol [the ~] noun

the diethylstilbesterol

– 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 ¹
the diethylstilbesterol; the stilbesterol; the 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 ¹
- diethylstilbesterol [the ~] noun
- stilbesterol [the ~] noun
- DES [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "diethylstilbesterol":

DES; stilbesterol; nonsteroid; nonsteroidal

Related Definitions for "diethylstilbesterol":

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 pregnancy¹

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