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Alkaloid vs Anhydrovinblastine - What's the difference?

alkaloid | anhydrovinblastine |

As nouns the difference between alkaloid and anhydrovinblastine

is that alkaloid is alkaloid while anhydrovinblastine is (pharmaceutical drug|oncology) one of two vinca alkaloids useful in the treatment of cancer.

alkaloid

English

(wikipedia alkaloid)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) Any of many organic heterocyclic bases, that occur in nature and often have medicinal properties.

    • Hyponyms

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    Related terms

    * atropine * codeine * Demerol * emetine * ergotamine * lysergic acid * meperidine * morphine * nicotine * papaverine * pethidine * piperidine * reserpine * scopine * strychnine * thebaine * yohimbine

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Relating to, resembling, or containing alkali.
    • (Webster 1913) ----

    anhydrovinblastine

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia anhydrovinblastine) (en noun)
  • (pharmaceutical drug, oncology) One of two vinca alkaloids useful in the treatment of cancer.

    • References

    * National Cancer Institute Definition of Anhydrovinblastine