Definition of "laetrile" [laetrile]

• A drug derived from amygdalin and purported to have antineoplastic properties. (noun)

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• "One you might want to consider is laetrile which is obtained from the seeds of apricots."
• "To bypass this process, especially to get unauthorized and usually futile treatments such as laetrile or krebiozen, cancer patients must travel outside the United States, to Mexico, for example."
• "I mean, are you talking homeopathy or laetrile, orwhat?"