des
des · deses
DesfluraneDesflurane.
US/dˈɛs/
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)Desflurane.
More definitions
- 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
- a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Forms
plural: desesSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in 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:diethylstilbesterolstilbesterol
- a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry:diethylstilbestroldiethylstilboestrolstilbestrolstilboestrol
See also
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