DES

DES

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1. n. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry Source: wordnet
2. n. 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 Source: wordnet
3. n a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry n 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 n a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Source: ecdict

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