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hexaminolevulinate

hexaminolevulinate noun: a hexyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid, used as an imaging agent in the cystoscopic detection of bladder cancer.

hexaminolevulinate: a hexyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid, used as an imaging agent in the cystoscopic detection of...
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Noun

hexaminolevulinate (uncountable)

  1. A hexyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid, used as an imaging agent in the cystoscopic detection of bladder cancer.

Origin of hexaminolevulinate

From hex- + aminolevulinate.

Questions about hexaminolevulinate

What does hexaminolevulinate mean?
Hexaminolevulinate means a hexyl ester of 5-aminolevulinic acid, used as an imaging agent in the cystoscopic detection of bladder cancer.
What part of speech is hexaminolevulinate?
Hexaminolevulinate is a noun.

Words near hexaminolevulinate in the dictionary

  1. hexamine stove
  2. hexamine stoves
  3. hexamines
  4. hexaminidase
  5. hexaminidases
  6. hexaminolevulinate
  7. hexamitiases
  8. hexamitiasis
  9. hexamolybdenum
  10. hexamutant
  11. hexamutants

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