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vinblastine

/vɪnˈblæ.stiːn/

vinblastine noun: a cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₈N₄O₉ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of lymphomas.

Noun

vinblastine (countable and uncountable, plural vinblastines)

  1. A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₈N₄O₉ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of lymphomas.

Forms of vinblastine

pluralvinblastines
alternative formvincaleucoblastine

Origin of vinblastine

Contraction of vincaleucoblastine.

Words formed from vinblastine

Questions about vinblastine

What does vinblastine mean?
Vinblastine means a cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₈N₄O₉ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of lymphomas.
What part of speech is vinblastine?
Vinblastine is a noun.
How do you pronounce vinblastine?
Vinblastine is pronounced /vɪnˈblæ.stiːn/.
What is the plural of vinblastine?
The plural of vinblastine is vinblastines.

Words near vinblastine in the dictionary

  1. vinaya
  2. Vinayak
  3. Vinayaka
  4. vinbarbital
  5. vinblastin
  6. vinblastine
  7. vinblastines
  8. vinburnine
  9. vinca
  10. vincaleucoblastin
  11. vincaleucoblastine

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