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campothecin

campothecin is the misspelling of camptothecin.

Meaning of camptothecin

Noun

camptothecin (uncountable)

  1. An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug

Questions about campothecin

What is campothecin the misspelling of?
Campothecin is the misspelling of camptothecin.

Words near campothecin in the dictionary

  1. campos
  2. Camposano
  3. Camposanos
  4. camposanto
  5. camposantos
  6. campothecin
  7. campothecine
  8. campout
  9. campouts
  10. Campoverde
  11. Campoverdes

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