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STILBESTEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stilbesterol mean? 

STILBESTEROL (noun)
  The noun STILBESTEROL has 1 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 pregnancyplay

  Familiarity information: STILBESTEROL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STILBESTEROL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DES; diethylstilbesterol; stilbesterol

Hypernyms ("stilbesterol" is a kind of...):

nonsteroid; nonsteroidal (an organic compound that does no contain a steroid)


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