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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
diethylstilbesterol
noun: 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 [syn: {DES}, {stilbesterol}]
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