- diethylstilbestrol
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An orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen.Syn: DES
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Diethylstilbestrol — Diéthylstilbestrol Pour les articles homonymes, voir DES. Diéthylstilbestrol … Wikipédia en Français
Diethylstilbestrol — Systematic (IUPAC) name 4,4 (3E) hex 3 ene 3,4 diyldiphenol Clinical data AHFS/Drugs.com … Wikipedia
diethylstilbestrol — diethylstilbestrol. См. диэтилстилбестрол. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
diéthylstilbestrol — ● diéthylstilbestrol nom masculin Médicament œstrogène puissant, prescrit de 1946 à 1977 à des femmes enceintes pour prévenir les avortements spontanés et traiter les hémorragies pendant la grossesse … Encyclopédie Universelle
diethylstilbestrol — [dī eth′əlstil bes′trôl΄, dī eth′əl stil bes′trōl΄] n. [diethyl (< DI 1 + ETHYL) + STILBESTROL] a synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used as a substitute for natural estrogens: a probable carcinogen now banned by the FDA as a food supplement for… … English World dictionary
Diéthylstilbestrol — Pour les articles homonymes, voir DES. Diéthylstilbestrol Général … Wikipédia en Français
Diethylstilbestrol — Strukturformel Allgemeines Freiname Diethylstilbestrol Ande … Deutsch Wikipedia
Diethylstilbestrol — The earliest synthetic (man made) form of the hormone estrogen. Diethylstilbesterol (DES) was once widely prescribed to prevent miscarriages and premature births. Its usage was standard practice in the 1950s and 1960s. Millions of women received… … Medical dictionary
diethylstilbestrol diphosphate — [USP] an ester of diethylstilbestrol, having the same actions and uses as the base; administered orally or intravenously … Medical dictionary
diethylstilbestrol — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1938 a colorless crystalline synthetic compound C18H20O2 used as a potent estrogen but contraindicated in pregnancy for its tendency to cause cancer or birth defects in offspring called… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diethylstilbestrol — /duy eth euhl stil bes trawl, trol/, n. Pharm. a nonsteroidal synthetic estrogen, C18H20O2, used in medicine chiefly in the treatment of menopausal symptoms and in animal feeds for chemical caponization: formerly used during pregnancy for the… … Universalium
