des

/dˈɛs/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

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

Synonyms for des

• diethylstilbestrol
• diethylstilboestrol
• stilbestrol
• stilboestrol
• diethylstilbesterol
• stilbesterol

Words that rhyme with des

• press
• dress
• address
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• process
• access
• impress
• mess
• recess
• stress
• profess
• s
• distress
• guess
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• excess
• less
• repress
• suppress
• assess
• bless
• egress
• success
• transgress
• confess
• possess
• redress
• undress
• watercress