English
fosfestrol
From phosph(ate) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.
Formed from phosphate + -estr- ‘estrogen’ + -ol
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear, carry’
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Ancient Greek φωσφόρος ‘that which brings light, light-bearing’
Latin phōsphorus
French phosphore ‘phosphorus (element)’
French phosphate
English phosphate
Today it means
noun Diethylstilbestrol diphosphate, a synthetic non-steroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group, used in the treatment of prostate cancer.
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Etymograph / fosfestrol