Definition of des Des

/dɛˈ/ - [de] - des

We found 5 definitions of des from 4 different sources.

What does des mean?

Noun
des - synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
		diethylstilbesterol, DES, stilbesterol
des - a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
		diethylstilbestrol, diethylstilboestrol, stilbestrol, stilboestrol, DES

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des
A commonly-used encryption algorithm that encrypts data using a key of 56 bits, which is considered fairly weak given the speed and power of modern computers.

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