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ellipticine

ellipticine noun: an antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole.

Noun

ellipticine (countable and uncountable, plural ellipticines)

  1. An antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole

Forms of ellipticine

pluralellipticines

Origin of ellipticine

From elliptic + -ine.

Words formed from ellipticine

Questions about ellipticine

What does ellipticine mean?
Ellipticine means an antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole.
What part of speech is ellipticine?
Ellipticine is a noun.
What is the plural of ellipticine?
The plural of ellipticine is ellipticines.

Words near ellipticine in the dictionary

  1. elliptical trainer
  2. elliptical trainers
  3. elliptically
  4. ellipticalness
  5. ellipticals
  6. ellipticine
  7. ellipticines
  8. ellipticities
  9. ellipticity
  10. elliptick
  11. ellipticone

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