Noun Definition

des

1.Definition: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

Related Noun(s):diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

Category: General

2.Definition: 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

Related Noun(s):diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol

Category: Objects