laetrile

== English == === Etymology === A contraction of l-mandelonitrile, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē, “almond”) + -o- + nitrile. === Noun === laetrile (countable and uncountable, plural laetriles) A drug, derived from the amygdalin of apricot kernels, once thought capable of destroying cancer cells by the release of cyanide but later banned in the United States by the FDA. ==== Synonyms ==== vitamin B17 ==== Hypernyms ==== amygdalin === Anagrams === retaillé