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DES

/ DES /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

nonsteroid nonsteroidal

noun Sense 2

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

Type of:

estrogen oestrogen

Semantic Complexity

100%

Sense Count

2

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

4

Times Searched

2

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Related Words

nonsteroid nonsteroidal estrogen oestrogen