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mitotane

US/ˈmaɪ.toʊˌteɪn/

mitotane noun: a particular oral drug used to treat cancer.

mitotane: a particular oral drug used to treat cancer
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Noun

mitotane (uncountable)

  1. A particular oral drug used to treat cancer.

Origin of mitotane

Probably from mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) + (e)thane.

Questions about mitotane

What does mitotane mean?
Mitotane means a particular oral drug used to treat cancer.
What part of speech is mitotane?
Mitotane is a noun.
How do you pronounce mitotane?
Mitotane is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.toʊˌteɪn/ (US).

Words near mitotane in the dictionary

  1. mitospore
  2. mitospores
  3. mitosporic
  4. mitostasis
  5. mitostress
  6. mitotane
  7. mitotic
  8. mitotic spindle
  9. mitotic spindles
  10. mitotically
  11. mitotis

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