any of several organic compounds derived chiefly from apricot kernels, used by some unorthodox practitioners to treat cancer
Origin of laetrile
lae(vorotatory glycosidic ni)trilelaetrile
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laetrile
noun
A substance derived from amygdalin that has been promoted by some individuals as a treatment for cancer, although scientific studies have found no evidence of its effectiveness.
Origin of laetrile
lae(vorotatory) (variant of levorotatory ) (ni)trileTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Noun
(uncountable)
Origin
A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdalē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile.
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