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des

/dˈɛs/noun1 syllable

Des means: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.

Synonyms for des6

noun, as in a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

noun, as in 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

diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol

What does des mean?2

noun

1

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

2

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with des?33

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Des in a sentence

  • The chief maréchal des logis performs supervisory duties in territorial or mobile brigades.Igider
  • Which Guy des Cars book did they like?LdjuherTaqvaylit

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