VINBLASTINE


Meaning of VINBLASTINE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)vin-ˈblas-ˌtēn ]

noun

Etymology: contraction of vincaleukoblastine, from vinca + leukoblast developing leukocyte, from leuk- + -blast

Date: 1962

: an alkaloid C 46 H 58 N 4 O 9 from the rosy periwinkle used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat human neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin's disease)

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