Stilbestrol

//stɪlˈbɛˌstɹɔl// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of diethylstilbestrol. countable, uncountable

    "Treatment of abortion has been improved a great deal in the past fifteen years, particularly with the recent knowledge that stilbestrol is a progestin stimulant and also a “vascular” hormone, increasing the caliber of the vessels of the uterus and improving the circulation."

  2. 2
    a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry wordnet

Synonyms

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diethylstilbestroldesdiethylstilbestroldiethylstilboestrolstilboestrol

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"Treatment of abortion has been improved a great deal in the past fifteen years, particularly with the recent knowledge that stilbestrol is a progestin stimulant and also a “vascular” hormone, increasing the caliber of the vessels of the uterus and improving the circulation."

Etymology

Clipping of diethylstilbestrol.

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