Laetrile

noun

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

amygdalin lucanthone vitamin b17 alectinib vinorelbine lorlatinib alantolactone cancroine levatinib leptandrin erlotinib lurbinectedin

Rhymes With

sweet trill

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