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campothecine

campothecine 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 campothecine

What is campothecine the misspelling of?
Campothecine is the misspelling of camptothecin.

Words near campothecine in the dictionary

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

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