vincristine
/vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/noun
vincristine is a noun meaning “A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled V-I-N-C-R-I-S-T-I-N-E, and it appears about once in every 15 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of vincristine is vincristines.
What does vincristine mean?
noun
- 1
A cytotoxic compound C₄₆H₅₆N₄O₁₀ of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce vincristine?
- /vɪnˈkɹɪ.stiːn/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of vincristine
- vincristines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is vincristine?
Vincristine appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 118,441st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does vincristine come from?
From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”) + Latin crista (“tuft of leaves on plants”) + English -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).