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etoposides

etoposides is the plural of etoposide.

Meaning of etoposide

Noun

etoposide (plural etoposides)

  1. A derivative of podophyllotoxin that is used in the treatment of some cancers by inhibiting mitosis.
    • Etoposide came from the fruit of the poisonous mayapple.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 206

Questions about etoposides

What is etoposides the plural of?
Etoposides is the plural of etoposide.

Words near etoposides in the dictionary

  1. etonitazepipne
  2. etonogestrel
  3. Etons
  4. etoperidone
  5. etoposide
  6. etoposides
  7. ETOPS
  8. etoricoxib
  9. etorki
  10. etorphine
  11. Etorre

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