des

¹ American  

[dey] / deɪ /

preposition

1. used in French names as a contraction of de and the article les: François des Adrets.

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DES ² American  

abbreviation

1. diethylstilbestrol.

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-des ³ American  

1. a plural suffix appearing in loanwords from Greek.

   proboscides.

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DES British  

abbreviation

1. Department of Education and Science

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DES Scientific  

/ dē′ē-ĕs′ /

1. Short for diethylstilbestrol. A synthetic nonsteroidal substance having estrogenic properties and prescribed between 1938 and 1971 to pregnant women with a history of miscarriage and other problems of pregnancy. It is no longer used due to the incidence of certain vaginal cancers and other disorders in the daughters of women so treated.

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Etymology

Origin of -des

< Greek, nominative plural of d- stem nouns

Example Sentences

Dr Des Holden, acting chief executive of East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust, said the patient first presented on Wednesday evening.

From BBC

It urges the court to set limits on how it can be invoked, saying it was not meant to be "used to distort or annihilate the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Charter", or to reduce them to "des peaux de chagrin", that is, to shrivel them beyond recognition.

From BBC

The promoted Dane, 23, produced a steady performance in a win at Aston Villa, but a sloppy pass in his second outing led to Paris St-Germain's third goal as Chelsea's Champions League hopes collapsed in a 5-2 defeat at Parc des Princes.

From BBC

After his contract at the Parc des Princes expired at the end of the 2022-23 campaign, Messi - who led Argentina to a World Cup triumph six months earlier in Qatar - joined MLS side Inter Miami, co-owned by David Beckham.

From BBC

On the cusp of summer, Des Moines taxi drivers were ordered to keep the air conditioning off.

From Los Angeles Times