salvestrol

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Coined by Gerald Potter.

Noun[edit]

salvestrol (plural salvestrols)

  1. A natural phytoalexin that can be converted into a cytotoxic metabolite by certain enzymes that are overexpressed by cancer cells.