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amifostine

amifostine noun: a cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy.

Noun

amifostine (uncountable)

  1. A cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy.

Origin of amifostine

From ami(no)- + -fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + thi- + -ine.

Questions about amifostine

What does amifostine mean?
Amifostine means a cytoprotective adjuvant used in cancer chemotherapy.
What part of speech is amifostine?
Amifostine is a noun.

Words near amifostine in the dictionary

  1. Amies
  2. Amieses
  3. amifampridine
  4. amiflamine
  5. amifloxacin
  6. amifostine
  7. amiga
  8. Amigaer
  9. Amigaers
  10. Amigahead
  11. Amigaheads

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