ASPARAGINASE

asparaginase, Elspar

(noun) antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

asparaginase (countable and uncountable, plural asparaginases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.

Source: Wiktionary



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8 October 2024

HEMLOCK

(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”


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