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laetrile

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la·e·trile  (l-trl, -trl)
n.
A drug derived from amygdalin and purported to have antineoplastic properties.
[lae(vorotatory) (variant of levorotatory) + (ni)trile.]
laetrile [ˈleɪəˌtraɪl]
n
(Medicine / Pharmacology) an extract of peach stones, containing amygdalin, sold as a cure for cancer but judged useless and possibly dangerous by medical scientists
[from laevorotatory + nitrile]
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Noun1.laetrile - a substance derived from amygdalin; publicized as an antineoplastic drug although there is no supporting evidence
amygdalin - a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds


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