diethylstilbestrol
/daɪˌɛθ.əl.stɪlˈbɛˌstɹɔl/noun
diethylstilbestrol is spelled D-I-E-T-H-Y-L-S-T-I-L-B-E-S-T-R-O-L: 18 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diethylstilbestrol means “A synthetic estrogen drug C₁₈H₂₀O₂ used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock. The…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diethylstilbestrol is diethylstilbestrols.
How many letters and syllables are in diethylstilbestrol?
| Letters | 18: D-I-E-T-H-Y-L-S-T-I-L-B-E-S-T-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diethylstilbestrol?
Diethylstilbestrol appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce diethylstilbestrol?
- US /daɪˌɛθ.əl.stɪlˈbɛˌstɹɔl/
Diethylstilbestrol has 6 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diethylstilbestrol
- diethylstilbestrols plural
- diethylstilboestrol UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diethylstilbestrol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A synthetic estrogen drug C₁₈H₂₀O₂ used formerly to prevent miscarriage or premature delivery in humans and to promote growth in livestock. The medical use of diethystilbestrol was discontinued in the U.S. during the early 1970s due to its association with serious side effects (such as reproductive tract abnormalities and increased rates of infertility) in offspring exposed to the drug while devel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate diethylstilbestrol?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of diethylstilbestrol: DES.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diethylstilbestrol come from?
From diethyl + stilb(ene) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).