释义 |
camp·to·the·cin \ˌkamptəˈthēsə̇n\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin Camptotheca, genus name (from campto- + -theca) + English -in : an alkaloid C20H16N2O4 from the wood of a Chinese tree (Camptotheca acuminata) of the family Nyssaceae that has shown some antileukemic and antitumor activity in animal studies ; also : a semisynthetic or synthetic derivative of this |