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 Definitions of des  [ˈdɜr wənt]  

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Definition of 'des' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1.  DES
diethylstilbestrol.


Definition of 'des' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

2. (noun) diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
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



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