camptothecin

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Camptotheca +‎ -in

Noun[edit]

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camptothecin (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug
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