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di·eth·yl·stil·bes·trol

or chiefly Brit  di*eth*yl*stil*boes*trol  n :  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 also DES , stilbestrol  .
 
   

 
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