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vincristine

/vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.81 in modern English

Syllables
vin-cristine
IPA
/vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

vincristines (plural)

Synonyms

oncovin

Rhymes With

christine pristine cysteine sistine philistine cystine

Questions

How do you pronounce vincristine?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/.
What does vincristine mean?
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.
Where does vincristine come from?
From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”) + Latin crista (“tuft of leaves on plants”) + English -ine.

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