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English noun: DES | |||
| 1. | DES (substance) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry | ||
| Synonyms | diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | estrogen, oestrogen | ||
| 2. | DES (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nonsteroid, nonsteroidal | ||
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