des
English meaning: Des
Definition
Desflurane.
Example
“Women exposed to DES before birth were monitored for later health effects.”
Another example: “The anaesthetist chose des for its rapid recovery profile.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A specialized noun: in medicine, an abbreviation for the drug diethylstilbestrol (DES) or the anaesthetic desflurane; in French phrases ('des' = 'of the') it appears in names. Technical/medical register; rarely a general English word.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
An acronym from the chemical name diethylstilbestrol, coined in the 20th century when the synthetic hormone was developed.
Synonyms
- diethylstilbestrol
- stilbestrol
- diethylstilboestrol
- stilboestrol
Related Words
- eaux
- vari
- beaux
- tuileries
- dames
- deux
- lys
- ais
- ons
- ind
Common Collocations
- des exposure
- des daughters
- prescribed des
- des drug
Word Forms
des (n)
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Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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