DES - Definition

WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] 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 [n] a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

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	Synonyms:	diethylstilbesterol, diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbesterol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

	See Also:	estrogen, nonsteroid, nonsteroidal, oestrogen

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	Data Encryption Standard

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	A synthetic estrogen (originally prescribed to prevent miscarriage) that caused malformations of the reproductive organs in some who were exposed to the drug during fetal development.