Furostilbestrol (INN), also known as diethylstilbestrol di(2-furoate)[1] or simply as diethylstilbestrol difuroate, is a synthetic, nonsteroidal estrogen of the stilbestrol group related to diethylstilbestrol, that was never marketed.[2][3] It is an ester of diethylstilbestrol and was described in the literature in 1952.[2]

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  3. ^ World Health Organization (2013), The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances (PDF), p. 95, archived from the original (PDF) on August 8, 2016