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homoharringtonine

homoharringtonine noun: the cytotoxic alkaloid omacetaxine mepesuccinate that is used as a therapy for some leukaemias.

Noun

homoharringtonine (uncountable)

  1. The cytotoxic alkaloid omacetaxine mepesuccinate that is used as a therapy for some leukaemias

Origin of homoharringtonine

From homo- + harringtonine.

Questions about homoharringtonine

What does homoharringtonine mean?
Homoharringtonine means the cytotoxic alkaloid omacetaxine mepesuccinate that is used as a therapy for some leukaemias.
What part of speech is homoharringtonine?
Homoharringtonine is a noun.

Words near homoharringtonine in the dictionary

  1. homographous
  2. homographs
  3. homography
  4. homohalichondrin
  5. homohalichondrins
  6. homoharringtonine
  7. homohedral
  8. homoheptamer
  9. homoheptameric
  10. homoheptamers
  11. homohexamer

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