vintafolide

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noun

A drug, being investigated as a cancer treatment, that combines vinblastine with a small molecule targeting the folate receptor.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounvintafolide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA drug, being investigated as a cancer treatment, that combines vinblastine with a small molecule targeting the folate receptor.

Origin

From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”)[Term?] + folyl + -ide.

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APA

vintafolide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vintafolide

MLA

“vintafolide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vintafolide. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vintafolide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vintafolide.

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