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la⋅e⋅trile

[ley-i-tril]
–noun
a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA.

Origin:
1950–55; said to be a contr. of l-mandelonitrile, equiv. to l- + G Mandel almond + -o- + nitrile
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la·e·trile   (lā'ĭ-trĭl', -trəl)   
n.  A drug derived from amygdalin and purported to have antineoplastic properties.

[lae(vorotatory) (variant of levorotatory) + (ni)trile.]
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Main Entry: la·e·trile
Pronunciation: 'lA-&-(")tril, -tr&l
Function: noun
often capitalized : a drug that is derived especiallyfrom pits of the apricot (Prunus armeniaca of the rose family), that contains amygdalin, and that has been used in the treatment of cancer although of unproved effectiveness
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laetrile la·e·trile (lā'ĭ-trĭl', -trəl)
n.
A drug derived from amygdalin from apricot pits and purported to have antineoplastic properties.

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