LAETRILE

Meaning of LAETRILE in English

noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: laevorotary (levorotary) + nitrile Date: 1953 a drug derived especially from apricot pits that contains amygdalin and has been used in the treatment of cancer although of unproved effectiveness

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LAETRILE — ˈlāəˌtril, -_trə̇l noun ( -s ) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: lae vorotary (levorotatory) + ni trile : a drug derived …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAETRILE — /lay"i tril/ , n. a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAETRILE — n. controversial drug made from the pits of different fruits and considered by some to have anti-cancer properties
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LAETRILE — noun Usage: often capitalized Etymology: lae vorotary (levorotary) + ni trile Date: 1953 : a drug derived especially from apricot …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAETRILE — [la.e.trile] n, often cap [laevorotary (levorotary) + nitrile] (1953): a drug derived esp. from apricot pits that contains amygdalin and …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAETRILE — laetrile, L~ trademark BrE AmE ˈleɪ ə traɪ ə l -trɪl; -ətr ə l AmE -ətr ə l -ə trɪl
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAETRILE — n. Pronunciation: ' l ā - ə -( ˌ )tril, -tr ə l Function: noun Usage: often cap Etymology: lae …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AMYGDALIN — noun Etymology: Latin amygdala Date: 1651 : a white crystalline cyanogenetic glucoside C 20 H 27 NO 11 found especially …
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