transcription, транскрипция: [ -stil-ˈbes-ˌtrȯl, -ˌtrōl ]
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 — called also DES, stilbestrol