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
English: diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
desEnglish
DES, diethylstilbesterol, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbesterol
Noun
A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
English: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES