PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does periwinkle plant derivative mean? 

• PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE (noun)
  The noun PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE has 1 sense:

1. an antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

  Familiarity information: PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERIWINKLE PLANT DERIVATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antineoplastic drug used to treat some forms of cancer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("periwinkle plant derivative" is a kind of...):

antineoplastic; antineoplastic drug; cancer drug (any of several drugs that control or kill neoplastic cells; used in chemotherapy to kill cancer cells; all have unpleasant side effects that may include nausea and vomiting and hair loss and suppression of bone marrow function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "periwinkle plant derivative"):

Velban; vinblastine (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Velban) that disrupts cell division)

Oncovin; vincristine (periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system)