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fosfestrol

fosfestrol noun: diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Noun

fosfestrol (uncountable)

  1. Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer.

Origin of fosfestrol

From phosph(ate) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

Questions about fosfestrol

What does fosfestrol mean?
Fosfestrol means diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer.
What part of speech is fosfestrol?
Fosfestrol is a noun.

Words near fosfestrol in the dictionary

  1. fosdenopterin
  2. Fosdick
  3. Fosdicks
  4. Fosdyke
  5. fosetyl
  6. fosfestrol
  7. fosfluconazole
  8. fosfomycin
  9. foshagite
  10. foshallasite
  11. Foshan

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