Meanings
plural stilbestrols · alternative UK stilboestrol
- countableuncountablemedicineSynonym of diethylstilbestrol.
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.
1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, “Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 508Synonyms: diethylstilbestrol
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of diethylstilbestrol.
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nouna potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
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stilbestrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilbestrol
“stilbestrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stilbestrol. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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