noun
also hex·oes·trol hekˈseˌstrȯl, rōl
( -s )
Etymology: hex ane + New Latin estr us or oestr us + English -ol
: a crystalline estrogenic diphenol [HOC 6 H 4 CH(C 2 H 5 )−] 2 derived from diphenyl-ethane; dihydro-diethylstilbestrol
noun
also hex·oes·trol hekˈseˌstrȯl, rōl
( -s )
Etymology: hex ane + New Latin estr us or oestr us + English -ol
: a crystalline estrogenic diphenol [HOC 6 H 4 CH(C 2 H 5 )−] 2 derived from diphenyl-ethane; dihydro-diethylstilbestrol
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012