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des
A	noun
	1	diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
				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
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚compound; chemical compound ╚organic compound ╚nonsteroid; nonsteroidal ╚diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
	2	diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES
				a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
		Category Tree: entity ╚substance; matter ╚body substance ╚liquid body substance; bodily fluid; body fluid; humor; humour ╚secretion ╚hormone; endocrine; internal secretion ╚steroid hormone; steroid; sex hormone ╚estrogen; oestrogen ╚diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES

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derv
dervish
DES
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desalination
desalinisation
desalinise
desalinization
desalinize
desalt
de Saussure
descale

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