ellipticine

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English

Etymology

From elliptic +‎ -ine.

Noun

ellipticine (countable and uncountable, plural ellipticines)

  1. (organic chemistry, medicine) An antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyridocarbazole

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