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DES

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As a noun, DES means desflurane.

Meanings of DES

3 meanings

noun

  1. medicinecolloquialDesflurane.

  2. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

    Similar: diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

  3. 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

    Similar: diethylstilbesterol, stilbesterol

Plural of de

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noun: a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livest…
diethylstilbestroldiethylstilboestrolstilbestrolstilboestrol
noun: synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; for…
diethylstilbesterolstilbesterol

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