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DES
DES, diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol
(noun) 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
stilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, diethylstilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
(noun) a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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