Diethylstilbestrol

**Semantic type:** Organic Chemical|Pharmacologic Substance

**Definition:** A synthetic, nonsteroidal form of estrogen. A well-known teratogen and carcinogen, diethylstilbestrol inhibits the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, thereby blocking the testicular synthesis of testosterone, lowering plasma testosterone, and inducing a chemical castration.

**Synonyms:** - (E)-4,4'-(1,2-diethyl-1,2-ethenediyl)bisphenol - .alpha., .alpha.'-Diethylstilbenediol - 3, 4-Bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hexene - 3,4-Bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-3-hexene - 3-Hexene,3,4-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)- - 4,4'-Dihydroxy-.alpha., .beta.-diethylstilbene - 4,4'-Dihydroxy-alpha,beta-diethylstilbene - Acnestrol - Alpha,alpha'-diethylstilbenediol - Antigestil - Antigestil - Apstil - Boestrol - Bufon - Bufon - Cyren A - Cyren A - DES - DES - DIETHYLSTILBESTROL - Diastyl - Diastyl - Diethylstilbenediol - Diethylstilbestrolum - Diethylstilboestrol - Distilbene - Distilbene - Domestrol - Domestrol - Estrobene - Estrobene - Estromenin - Estrosyn - Estrosyn - Fonatol - Fonatol - Grafestrol - Grafestrol - Makarol - Makarol - Microest - Microest - Milestrol - Milestrol - Neo-Oestronol I - Oestrogenine - Oestrogenine - Oestromenin - Oestromenin - Oestromensyl - Oestromensyl - Oestromon - Palestrol - Palestrol - Serral - Serral - Sexocretin - Sexocretin - Sibol - Sibol - Stilbestrol - Stilbestrol - Stilbetin - Stilbetin - Stilboefral - Stilboefral - Stilboestroform - Stilboestroform - Stilboestrol - Stilboestrol - Stilkap - Stilkap - Synestrin - Synestrin - Synthoestrin - Trans-bis-(hydroxy-4-phenyl)-3,4 hexene-3 - Vagestrol - Vagestrol - diethylstilbestrol - diethylstilbestrol (DES)