laetrile
[ ley-i-tril ]
/ ˈleɪ ɪ trɪl /
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.
Words nearby laetrile
laeotropic,
laertes,
laestrygones,
laetare sunday,
laetitia,
laetrile,
laevo-,
laevogyrate,
laevorotation,
laevorotatory,
laevulin
British Dictionary definitions for laetrile
laetrile
/ (ˈleɪəˌtraɪl) /
noun
an extract of peach stones, containing amygdalin, sold as a cure for cancer but judged useless and possibly dangerous by medical scientists
Word Origin for laetrile
C20: from
laevorotatory +
nitrile
Medical definitions for laetrile
laetrile
[ lā′ĭ-trĭl′, -trəl ]
n.
A drug derived from amygdalin from apricot pits and purported to have antineoplastic properties.