VINCRISTINE


Meaning of VINCRISTINE in English

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

noun

Etymology: vin ca + Latin crista crest + English -ine (II) — more at crest

Date: circa 1962

: an alkaloid C 46 H 56 N 4 O 10 from the rosy periwinkle used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat some human neoplastic diseases (as acute leukemia)

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