laetrile
laetrile · laetriles
A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of…A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
More definitions
- a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
Origin
A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o-A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: laetrilesSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable