laetrile
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[edit] Etymology
A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (“almond”) + -o- + nitrile.
[edit] Noun
laetrile (uncountable)
- A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA.
