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Definition of Stilboestrol

1. Noun. A potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry.

Definition of Stilboestrol

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of stilbestrol) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stilboestrol

Literary usage of Stilboestrol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"stilboestrol. A single titration with this substance in female mice revealed certain ... With stilboestrol alone, the width of the area of affected zona ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"On the other hand, true cilia, confirmed by electron microscopy, have been described by Mannweiler and Bernhard (1957) in a stilboestrol-induced renal ..."

3. Radiant Healing: The Many Paths to Personal Harmony and Planetary Wholeness by Isabel Bellamy, Donald MacLean (2005)
"stilboestrol is recognised as being carcinogenic. Only 10% of the meat contaminated by pesticides and chemicals is condemned by inspectors. ..."

4. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching For Evidence by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"Ferguson, JH, "Effect of stilboestrol on Pregnancy Compared to the Effect of Placebo," American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecolo- gy 65:592-601,1953. 234. ..."

5. Identifying Health Technologies That Work: Searching for Evidence by Technology Assessment Board, Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1994)
"... DC, "Adenocarcinoma of the Vagina: Association of Maternal stilboestrol Therapy With Tumor Appearance in Young Women," New England Journal of Medicine ..."

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