vintafolide
vintafolide noun: a drug, being investigated as a cancer treatment, that combines vinblastine with a small molecule targeting the folate receptor.
Noun
vintafolide (uncountable)
- A drug, being investigated as a cancer treatment, that combines vinblastine with a small molecule targeting the folate receptor.
Origin of vintafolide
From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”)[Term?] + folyl + -ide.
Questions about vintafolide
- What does vintafolide mean?
- Vintafolide means a drug, being investigated as a cancer treatment, that combines vinblastine with a small molecule targeting the folate receptor.
- What part of speech is vintafolide?
- Vintafolide is a noun.
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