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aminopterin

noun
am路​i路​nop路​ter路​in | \ 藢a-m蓹-藞n盲p-t蓹-r蓹n How to pronounce aminopterin (audio) \

Definition of aminopterin

: a derivative C19H20N8O5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent

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 In 1947 aminopterin, a chemical which messes up cell division by interrupting the metabolism of folic acid, was found to produce remissions in children with acute leukaemia. — The Economist, "Knives, beams, drugs and antibodiesToday鈥檚 anti-cancer tools are ever better wielded," 14 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of aminopterin

1948, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aminopterin

amino + pteroylglutamic acid + -in

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aminopterin

noun
am路​i路​nop路​ter路​in | \ 藢am-蓹-藞n盲p-t蓹-r蓹n How to pronounce aminopterin (audio) \

Medical Definition of aminopterin

: a derivative C19H20N8O5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent

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