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Medical Dictionary
peltatin
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noun
pel·ta·tin
\pel-ˈtāt-ən\
Medical Definition of peltatin
: either of two lactones that occur as glycosides in the rootstock of the mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) and have some antineoplastic activity:a or α–peltatin \ˈal-fə-\play : one C21H20O8 containing two hydroxyl groupsb or β–peltatin \ˈbāt-ə-, chiefly British ˈbēt-ə-\play : one C22H22O8 containing only one hydroxyl group with the other replaced by a methoxyl group
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