des

des is a 3-letter English word with 2 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 4 in Scrabble and 4 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 4 · Words With Friends 4 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. noun. 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: stilbesterol

2. noun. a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

   Synonyms: stilbestrol, stilboestrol

Synonyms

stilbesterol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in des:

eds, esd, sed

Common word forms

dess, desize

Words from these letters

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