Definitions for laetrile
laetrile
la·e·trile
Spelling: [ley-i-tril]
IPA: /ˈleɪ ɪ trɪl/
Laetrile is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 213 anagrams from letters in laetrile (aeeillrt).
Definitions for laetrile
noun
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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.
Origin of laetrile
1950-55; said to be a contraction of l-mandelonitrile, equivalent to l- + German Mandel almond + -o- + nitrile