HEXESTROL

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