n. A synthetic estrogen used to treat infertility in animals
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n. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
Word Usage
"AbstractFor many years, researchers and public health specialists have been assessing the human health impact of prenatal exposure to the estrogenic anti-miscarriage drug, diethylstilbestrol commonly known as DES or "stilbestrol"."