Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stilbesterol

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: stilbes-terol
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

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

Synonyms

diethylstilbesterol DES

Questions

What does stilbesterol mean?: 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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