laetrile

词形变化

laetriles 复数 laetriles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

amygdalin

词源

A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile.

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