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Detailed Synonyms for DES in English
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the DES
– 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 1the DES; the diethylstilbesterol; the 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 1 -
the DES
– a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry 1the stilbestrol; the diethylstilbestrol; the stilboestrol; the diethylstilboestrol; the DES– a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry 1 -
the DES
– An encryption algorithm that uses a 56-bit key and maps a 64-bit input block to a 64-bit output block. The key appears to be a 64-bit key, but one bit in each of the eight bytes is used for odd parity, resulting in 56 bits of usable key. 2the DES; the Data Encryption Standard– An encryption algorithm that uses a 56-bit key and maps a 64-bit input block to a 64-bit output block. The key appears to be a 64-bit key, but one bit in each of the eight bytes is used for odd parity, resulting in 56 bits of usable key. 2