Meanings
nounleucovorin (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA particular drug used in cancer treatment.
On Monday, the F.D.A. also announced that it approved an old, generic drug called leucovorin for symptoms of autism in some children.
2025 September 22, Azeen Ghorayshi, “Trump Issues Warning Based on Unproven Link Between Tylenol and Autism”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2025Synonyms: folinic acid
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA particular drug used in cancer treatment.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
- Proto-Indo-European*lewkós
- Proto-Hellenic*leukós
- Ancient Greekλευκός (leukós)
- Englishleuco-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷerh₃-
- Proto-Indo-European*gʷorh₃éh₂
- Proto-Italic*worā
- Latinvorō
- Englishleucovorin
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APA
leucovorin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucovorin
MLA
“leucovorin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucovorin. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leucovorin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leucovorin.
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