"camptothecin" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From taxonomic name Camptotheca + English -in. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mul-tax:Camptotheca|-in|text=+|tree=1}} From taxonomic name Camptotheca + English -in. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} camptothecin (uncountable)
  1. (medicine) An alkaloid, derived from the tree Camptotheca acuminata, that inhibits DNA topomerase and is used as an anticancer drug Tags: uncountable

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