vincristines

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A form of vincristine — A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of vincristine
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