Meaning Of The Word Laetrile
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Laetrile Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Laetrile?
laetrile in American English
any of several organic compounds derived chiefly from apricot kernels, used by some unorthodox practitioners to treat cancer noun: a controversial drug, purported to cure cancer, prepared from the pits of apricots or peaches and containing about 6 percent cyanide by weight: banned by the FDA laetrile in British English noun: an extract of peach stones, containing amygdalin, sold as a cure for cancer but judged useless and possibly dangerous by medical scientists |
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