diethylstilbestrol
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
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