DES A synthetic oestrogen, diethylstilbestrol is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Residues in meat are thought to be carcinogenic. Desalination ...
DES-uh-bull). A unit for expressing the relative intensity of sounds on a scale from zero for the average least perceptible sound to about 130 for the average level at which sound causes pain to humans.
diethylstilbestrol (DES) A synthetic estrogen is used as a growth stimulant in food animals. Thought to be carcinogenic.
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