Definition of Diethylstilbestrol

1. Noun. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.

Exact synonyms: Des, Diethylstilboestrol, Stilbestrol, Stilboestrol
Generic synonyms: Estrogen, Oestrogen

Medical Definition of Diethylstilbestrol

1. A synthetic oestrogen (originally prescribed to prevent miscarriage) that caused malformations of the reproductive organs in some who were exposed to the drug during foetal development. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Diethylstilbestrol

diethylbarbituric acid
diethylcarbamazine
diethylcarbamazine citrate
diethylenediamine
diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid
diethylene glycol
diethylhexyl phthalate
diethylmalonylurea
diethylnitrosamine
diethylolamine
diethylphosphoryl butyrylcholinesterase
diethylpropion
diethylpropion hydrochloride
diethylstilbesterol
diethylstilbestrol (current term)
diethylstilbestrol (current term)
diethylstilbestrol monooxygenase
diethylstilboestrol
diethyltoluamide
diethyltryptamine
diethyl ether
diethyl ether
diethyl pyrocarbonate
diethyl succinate carboxylesterase
dietician
dietician
dieticians
dietine
dietines
dieting

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