Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun DES.

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  • noun organic chemistry A synthetic estrogen used to treat infertility in animals

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[stilb(ene) + estr(us) + –ol.]

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Examples

  • AbstractFor many years, researchers and public health specialists have been assessing the human health impact of prenatal exposure to the estrogenic anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilbestrol commonly known as DES or "stilbestrol".

    Archive 2006-04-01 Zoe Brain 2006

  • AbstractFor many years, researchers and public health specialists have been assessing the human health impact of prenatal exposure to the estrogenic anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilbestrol commonly known as DES or "stilbestrol".

    DiEthylStilbestrol in the Dock Zoe Brain 2006

  • Several agricultural innovations like 2,4-D weed spray and diethyl stilbestrol for cattle feeding were banned by federal agencies because of their carcinogenic consequences.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

  • Then DES diethyl stilbestrol was banned for cattle feeding, as were antibiotic swine-feeding supplements and 2, 4, 5-D weed spray.

    Diffusion of Innovations Everett M. Rogers 1995

  • And then in 1971, it became apparent that women whose mothers had taken the synthesized estrogen compound diethyl stilbestrol (DES) during the first trimester of pregnancy had a distinctly higher risk of developing adenocarcinoma of the vagina, a relatively rare malignancy.

    Getting in Nature's Way Nuland, Sherwin B. 2004

  • The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

  • The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.

    Lace Shirley Conran 1982

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