DIETHYLSTILBESTROL


Meaning of DIETHYLSTILBESTROL in English

noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1938 a colorless crystalline synthetic compound C 18 H 20 O 2 used as a potent estrogen but contraindicated in pregnancy for its tendency to cause cancer or birth defects in offspring

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