vincristine

English

Etymology

From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”) +‎ Latin crista (“tuft of leaves on plants”) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/

Noun

vincristine (countable and uncountable, plural vincristines)

1. (biochemistry, pharmacology) A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.
   • 2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), pages 139–140:

     Although originally intended as an antidiabetic, vincristine at small doses was found to kill leukemia cells.

References

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

French

Noun

vincristine f (plural vincristines)

1. vincristine