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vincristines

vincristines is the plural of vincristine.

Meaning of vincristine

Noun

vincristine (countable and uncountable, plural vincristines)

  1. A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.
    • Although originally intended as an antidiabetic, vincristine at small doses was found to kill leukemia cells.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 139–140

Questions about vincristines

What is vincristines the plural of?
Vincristines is the plural of vincristine.

Words near vincristines in the dictionary

  1. vinclozoline
  2. Vincoli
  3. vinconate
  4. vincotto
  5. vincristine
  6. vincristines
  7. vincture
  8. vinctures
  9. vincula
  10. vincular
  11. vinculariiform

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