STILBESTEROL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stilbesterol mean? 

• STILBESTEROL (noun)
  The noun STILBESTEROL has 1 sense:

1. synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy

  Familiarity information: STILBESTEROL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STILBESTEROL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DES; diethylstilbesterol; stilbesterol

Hypernyms ("stilbesterol" is a kind of...):

nonsteroid; nonsteroidal (an organic compound that does no contain a steroid)