(biochemistry) C18H20O2 A white, crystalline, nonsteroid estrogen that is used therapeutically as a substitute for natural estrogenic hormones. Also known as stilbestrol. Abbreviated DES.
diethylstilbesterol
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(′dī¦eth·əl·stil′bes·tə′röl)
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