laetrile
[ ley-i-tril ]
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.
Origin of laetrile
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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
Origin of laetrile
1C20: from laevorotatory + nitrile
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