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Meaning of "laetrile" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAETRILE

From laevorotatory + nitrile.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LAETRILE

laetrile  [ˈleɪəˌtraɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAETRILE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Laetrile is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LAETRILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Amygdalin

Amygdalin, C20H27NO11, is a glycoside initially isolated from the seeds of the tree Prunus dulcis, also known as bitter almonds, by Pierre-Jean Robiquet and Antoine Boutron-Charlard, in 1830 and subsequently investigated by Liebig and Wöhler in 1830. Several other related species in the genus of Prunus, including apricot and black cherry, also contain amygdalin. Since the early 1950s, both amygdalin and a modified form named laetrile or Vitamin B17 have been promoted as cancer cures. However, neither of these compounds nor any other derivatives are vitamins in any sense, and studies have found them to be clinically ineffective in the treatment of cancer, as well as dangerously toxic. They are potentially lethal when taken by mouth, because certain enzymes act on them to produce cyanide. The promotion of laetrile to treat cancer has been described in the medical literature as a canonical example of quackery, and as "the slickest, most sophisticated, and certainly the most remunerative cancer quack promotion in medical history."...

Definition of laetrile in the English dictionary

The definition of laetrile in the dictionary is an extract of peach stones, containing amygdalin, sold as a cure for cancer but judged useless and possibly dangerous by medical scientists.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAETRILE


acrylonitrile
ˌækrɪləʊˈnaɪtraɪl
afebrile
æˈfiːbraɪl
antifebrile
ˌæntɪˈfiːbraɪl
butyryl
ˈbjuːtɪˌraɪl
febrile
ˈfiːbraɪl
intersterile
ˌɪntəˈsteraɪl
invirile
ɪnˈvɪraɪl
nonvirile
ˌnɒnˈvɪraɪl
puerile
ˈpjʊəraɪl
rile
raɪl
Ryle
raɪl
sterile
ˈstɛraɪl
supervirile
ˌsuːpərˈvɪraɪl
ultravirile
ˌʌltrəˈvɪraɪl
unsterile
ʌnˈstɛraɪl
virile
ˈvɪraɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAETRILE

ladyish
ladyism
ladykin
ladylike
ladylikeness
ladylove
Ladyship
Ladysmith
laeotropic
Laertes
Laetare Sunday
laevogyrate
laevorotary
laevorotation
laevorotatory
laevulin
laevulose

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAETRILE

acetonitrile
automobile
bile
chile
difficile
facile
hostile
isonitrile
juvenile
meanwhile
mile
mobile
nitrile
profile
scurrile
smile
textile
tile
utile
while

Synonyms and antonyms of laetrile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «laetrile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAETRILE

Find out the translation of laetrile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of laetrile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «laetrile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

苦杏仁苷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

laetrilo
570 millions of speakers

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laetrile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

laetrile
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

laetrile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Laetrile
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

laetrila
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

laetrile
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

laetrile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Laetrile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

laetrile
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レアトリル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

트릴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Laetrile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

laetrile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

laetrile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Laetrile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

laetrile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Laetrile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

letril
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Laetrile
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

laetrile
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

laetrile
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

laetrile
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Laetrile
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Laetrile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of laetrile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAETRILE»

The term «laetrile» is regularly used and occupies the 103.910 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAETRILE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about laetrile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAETRILE»

Discover the use of laetrile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to laetrile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Scientist
The 20-year-old controversy surrounding the drug Laetrile, a purported anticancer agent banned as ineffective by the US Food and Drug Administration ( FDA) but clandestinely used by thousands of sufferers in that country, has been fuelled ...
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Nutrition and Diet Therapy: Self-Instructional Approaches
Laetrile is a compound that has been used as an anticancer treatment in humans worldwide. It is not approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in the United States. The term laetrile is an acronym (laevorotatory and mandelonitrile)  ...
Peggy S. Stanfield, 2010
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ABA Journal
Views of Our Readers Laetrile warfare Bridgeport, Connecticut I would like to correct an erroneous impression created by Robert L. Schwartz's article, "Laetrile: The Battle Moves into the Courtroom," in the February Journal, page 224.
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Scientific Controversies: Case Studies in the Resolution and ...
BARUCH A. BRODY The Laetrile controversy is an excellent example of a controversy that raises fundamental questions concerning the relation between the individual and the state. Despite the overwhelming evidence that Laetrile is of  ...
Hugo Tristram Engelhardt, Arthur L. Caplan, 1987
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
More than 20 deaths have been reported from laetrile and apricot kernel ingestion (CAN). Symptoms of acute intoxication include convulsions, dizziness, drowsiness, dyspnea, headache, hypotension, nausea, paralysis, coma, and then death.
James A. Duke, 2002
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New Scientist
HOUSTON REPORT From apricot pits to climatic change. From gay genes to prehistoric farming. From tennis to coal gasification. That's how far last week's AAAS meeting in Houston ranged Laetrile and the law Mathematical games Catching ...
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Cure Your Cancer: Your Guide to the Internet
In 1972, Dr. Nieper told reporters while in the U.S.: "After more than 20 years of such specialized work, I have found the non-toxic Nitrilosides - that is, Laetrile - far superior to any other known cancer treatment or preventive. In my opinion it is  ...
Bill Henderson, 2003
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Health and the Law: A Primer for Health Professionals
position was critical because, although twenty-one states had specifically " legalized" laetrile, production and marketing of the substance in a manner that avoided the FDA's interstate commerce authority would be extremely difficult. Laetrile ...
Tom Christoffel, 1985
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New Scientist
continued Laetrile received a surprise boost on Monday from the US National Cancer Institute's (NCI) in-house advisory body, the "Decision Network". The group voted 14-11 to recommend a clinical trial of the controversial anti-cancer drug ...
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New Scientist
P. F. Plumley Bexhill-on-Sea FRCS Support for Laetrile Your contributor on laetrile ("Houston Report", 11 January, p 88), has not presented an accurate or a balanced report. The denigration of Ernst T. Krebs jun, Andrew McNaughton and  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAETRILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term laetrile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Political Medicine
As background for those unfamiliar with Laetrile's history, the drug (a partly synthetic form of the chemical amygdalin) was patented in the ... «Palisades Hudson Financial Group, Jul 15»
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Florida approves "Right to Try" experimental drugs for the terminally ill
He explained as is the case with laetrile and vitamin C, both found to have a complete lack of efficacy. Said Dr. Mamus, "But yet, we still see ... «WWSB ABC 7, Jun 15»
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Forfeiture complaint seeks $1.7 million in assets tied to Tulsa …
... U.S. Food and Drug Administration into Camelot's use of a substance, laetrile, to treat cancer. The forfeiture filing encompasses those funds, ... «Tulsa World, Jun 15»
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Vocal Conversion Therapy Critic Weighs In On Gay 'Cure' Trial
I see an analogy with laetrile, a quack treatment for cancer that was touted in the 1970s. After studies showed it was ineffective (and harmful in ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
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Doctor's Diary: Don't underestimate the danger of 'alternative' cancer …
The Internet has also revived the fortunes of long since discredited quack remedies such as Laetrile, otherwise known fancifully as a vitamin B ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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The National Spelling Bee winner from 2006 tells us how it changed …
Close got such a word the year before she won, getting knocked out of the final round after failing to spell "laetrile," a cancer drug that was used ... «Business Insider, May 15»
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J&J forms 'compassionate use' panel for experimental drugs
In 1979, for example, a young woman with terminal head and neck cancer appealed to the FDA for access to a drug called Laetrile that was ... «Al Jazeera America, May 15»
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Nothing But The Truth
One need only remember the 1970s-era anticancer drug Laetrile, which supposedly destroyed tumors; the reported discovery in 1975 of ... «Popular Science, Apr 15»
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Chasing cancer for 30 years on 60 Minutes
In 1974, Mike Wallace reported, "Laetrile: Cure or Quackery?" examining the controversy raging over cancer drugs made from fruit pits. Wallace ... «CBS News, Mar 15»
10
Debating the Ethics of Experimental Drugs
We saw this with drugs like Laetrile. It's a crapshoot, whether the drug being sought has any science behind it. Who's making those ... «BU Today, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Laetrile [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/laetrile>. May 2024 ».
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