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A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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stilbestrol
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n. (context organic compound English) A synthetic estrogen used to treat infertility in animals
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Stilbestrol , or stilboestrol , also known as 4,4'-dihydroxystilbene or 4,4'-stilbenediol , is a stilbenoid and the parent compound of a group of non-steroidal estrogens that includes, most notably, diethylstilbestrol . The term "stilbestrol" is often used ...
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n. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry [syn: diethylstilbestrol , diethylstilboestrol , stilboestrol , DES ]
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Another synthetic estrogen is stilbestrol (stil-bes'trole), so called because it is related to an organic chemical called "stil-bene").
Hence stilbestrol is cheaper and more easily available than either the natural or synthetic steroid estrogens.