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laetriles

laetriles is the plural of laetrile.

Meaning of laetrile

Noun

laetrile (countable and uncountable, plural laetriles)

  1. A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
    Synonyms:
    vitamin B17

Questions about laetriles

What is laetriles the plural of?
Laetriles is the plural of laetrile.

Words near laetriles in the dictionary

  1. laetification
  2. Laetitia
  3. laetmogonid
  4. laetmogonids
  5. laetrile
  6. laetriles
  7. laevifonol
  8. laevigate
  9. laevigated
  10. laevigates
  11. laevigating

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