different between synthetic vs diethylstilbestrol

English

Etymology

From French synthétique, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sunthetikós).

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?nth?t'?k, IPA^(key): /s?n???t?k/

Adjective

synthetic (comparative more synthetic, superlative most synthetic)

1. Of, or relating to synthesis.
2. (chemistry) Produced by synthesis instead of being isolated from a natural source (but may be identical to a product so obtained).
3. Artificial, not genuine.
4. (grammar) Pertaining to the joining of bound morphemes in a word (compare analytic).
5. (linguistics) Of a language, having a grammar principally dependent on the use of bound morphemes to indicate syntactic relationships (compare analytic).

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

synthetic (plural synthetics)

1. A synthetic compound.

English

Alternative forms

• diethylstilboestrol (British)

Etymology

From diethyl +? stilb(ene) +? -estr- (“estrogen”) +? -ol.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /da????.?l.st?l?b??st??l/

Noun

diethylstilbestrol (countable and uncountable, plural diethylstilbestrols) (abbreviated DES)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen drug C₁₈H₂₀O₂ used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock. The medical use of diethystilbestrol was discontinued in the U.S. during the early 1970s due to its association with serious side effects (such as reproductive tract abnormalities and increased rates of infertility) in offspring exposed to the drug while developing in the uterus. It is no longer commercially available in the U.S. and its use is currently limited to specially compounded formulations for veterinary care.

   Synonym: stilbestrol

References

• “diethylstilbestrol”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).