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diethylstilbestrol Definition

di·ethyl·stil·bes·trol (-stil bes′trôl′, -trōl′)

noun

a synthetic estrogen, CHO, used as a substitute for natural estrogens: a probable carcinogen now banned by the FDA as a food supplement for fattening cattle: abbrev. DES

Etymology: diethyl- (< di- + ethyl) + stilbestrol

Browse dictionary entries near diethylstilbestrol

  1. ‹ diethylbarbituric acid
  2. ‹ diethyl ether
  3. ‹ diethyl carbinol
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  10. ‹ dietaries
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