DIETHYLSTILBESTROL


Meaning of DIETHYLSTILBESTROL in English

[di.eth.yl.stil.bes.trol] n [ISV] (1938): a colorless crystalline synthetic compound used as a potent estrogen but contraindicated in pregnancy for its tendency to cause cancer or birth defects in offspring--called also stilbestrol

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