Oral vs Diethylstilbestrol - What's the difference?
oral | diethylstilbestrol |
Relating to the mouth.
Spoken rather than written.
(countable) A spoken test or examination, particularly in a language class.
(countable) A physical examination of the mouth.
(uncountable) oral sex.
An orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen.
As a proper noun oral
is of american usage, ultimately derived from aurelius .As a noun diethylstilbestrol is
an orally-active synthetic nonsteroidal oestrogen, first synthesized in 1938 and withdrawn in the 1970s on being identified as a teratogen.oral
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Adjective
(-)- an oral''' presentation; an '''oral French exam