laetrile

la·e·trile

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-i-tril]
- /ˈleɪ ɪ trɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-i-tril]
- /ˈleɪ ɪ trɪl/

Definitions of laetrile word

noun laetrile 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. 1
noun laetrile an extract of peach stones, containing amygdalin, sold as a cure for cancer but judged useless and possibly dangerous by medical scientists 0
noun laetrile any of several organic compounds derived chiefly from apricot kernels, used by some unorthodox practitioners to treat cancer 0
noun laetrile 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. 0

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Origin of laetrile

First appearance:

before 1950

One of the 5% newest English words

1950-55; said to be a contraction of l-mandelonitrile, equivalent to l- + German Mandel almond + -o- + nitrile

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laetrile popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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