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perifosine

perifosine noun: an experimental alkylphospholipid anticancer drug.

Noun

perifosine (uncountable)

  1. An experimental alkylphospholipid anticancer drug.

Origin of perifosine

From (pi)peri(dine) + -fosine (“cytostatic”).

Questions about perifosine

What does perifosine mean?
Perifosine means an experimental alkylphospholipid anticancer drug.
What part of speech is perifosine?
Perifosine is a noun.

Words near perifosine in the dictionary

  1. perifocal
  2. perifocus
  3. perifollicular
  4. perifolliculitis
  5. perifornical
  6. perifosine
  7. perifovea
  8. perifoveal
  9. perifoveas
  10. perifulcrum
  11. perifungal

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