Methotrexate Definition

mĕthə-trĕksāt
noun
An orange-brown, crystalline powder, C20H22N8O5, that is a folic acid antagonist: used in medicine, esp. in treating leukemia, various tumors, psoriasis, and rheumatoid arthritis.
Webster's New World

(medicine) An antimetabolite and antifolate drug used in treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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Origin of Methotrexate

  • methotre- (probably shortening and alteration of methylaminopterin one of its chemical names) (methyl) (aminopterin) perhaps (o)x(y)– –ate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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