Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. DES.
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- n. A synthetic estrogen used to treat infertility in animals
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Etymologies
Examples
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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".
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Then DES diethyl stilbestrol was banned for cattle feeding, as were antibiotic swine-feeding supplements and 2, 4, 5-D weed spray.
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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.
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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.
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The second layer contained a phial of little pink capsules, stilbestrol, the cousin explained in her letter.
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Hence stilbestrol is cheaper and more easily available than either the natural or synthetic steroid estrogens.
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Another synthetic estrogen is stilbestrol (stil-bes'trole), so called because it is related to an organic chemical called "stil-bene").
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