DES
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "des"
English
Noun
DES (countable and uncountable, plural DESes or DESs)
- Abbreviation of diethylstilbestrol.
- DES exposure
- 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 277:
- DES was widely prescribed to pregnant women in the 1950s to prevent premature deliveries (although it was of only questionable benefit in this regard).
- (astronomy) Initialism of Dark Energy Survey, (an astronomy project)
- (astronomy) Initialism of Deep Ecliptic Survey, (an astronomy project)
- (pathology) Initialism of Dry Eye Syndrome.
- (pathology) Initialism of Diffuse Esophageal Spasm.
- (medicine) Initialism of Drug-Eluting Stent.
- Coordinate term: BMS
Proper noun
DES
- (cryptography) Initialism of Data Encryption Standard.
Phrase
DES
- (Incoterm) Initialism of Delivered Ex Ship.
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