LAETRILE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("laetrile" is a kind of...):

amygdalin (a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds)

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