laetrile

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Etymology

A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291: Parameter "sc" should be a valid script code; the value "polytonic" is not valid. See WT:LOS. + -o- + nitrile.

Noun

laetrile (countable and uncountable, plural laetriles)

  1. 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.

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