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leucovorin

/ˌljuːkoʊˈvɔːrɪn/

leucovorin noun: a particular drug used in cancer treatment.

Noun

leucovorin (uncountable)

  1. A particular drug used in cancer treatment.
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    Synonyms:
    folinic acid

Synonyms of leucovorin

Origin of leucovorin

From leuco- + -vore + -in.

Words formed from leucovorin

Questions about leucovorin

What does leucovorin mean?
Leucovorin means a particular drug used in cancer treatment.
What part of speech is leucovorin?
Leucovorin is a noun.
How do you pronounce leucovorin?
Leucovorin is pronounced /ˌljuːkoʊˈvɔːrɪn/.

Words near leucovorin in the dictionary

  1. leucotoxins
  2. leucotriene
  3. leucotrondhjemite
  4. leucoturic acid
  5. leucous
  6. leucovorin
  7. leucoxene
  8. leucoxenes
  9. leucoxenic
  10. leucoxenisation
  11. leucoxenization

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