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noun
UK spelling of stilbestrol.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, DES
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: estrogen, oestrogen
History
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