ALL meanings of diethylstilbestrol
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D d - noun diethylstilbestrol a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C 18 H 20 O 2 , used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the prevention of miscarriage but discontinued owing to its association with an increased risk of vaginal and cervical cancers in women having had fetal exposure. Abbreviation: DES. 1
- noun diethylstilbestrol An orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen. 1
- noun diethylstilbestrol a synthetic hormone with oestrogenic properties, used to relieve menopausal symptoms. Formula: OHC6H4CH:CHC6H4OH 0
- noun diethylstilbestrol a synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used as a substitute for natural estrogens: a probable carcinogen now banned by the FDA as a food supplement for fattening cattle 0