vinblastine

• vincaleucoblastine

Contraction of vincaleucoblastine.

• IPA^(key): /vɪnˈblæ.stiːn/

vinblastine (countable and uncountable, plural vinblastines)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₈N₄O₉ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate in the treatment of lymphomas.

• “vinblastine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “vinblastine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

vinblastine f (plural vinblastines)

1. vinblastine