| leucovorin | <chemical> The active metabolite of folic acid. Leucovorin is used principally as its calcium salt as an antidote to folic acid antagonists which block the conversion of folic acid to folinic acid. Pharmacological action: antidotes. Chemical name: L-Glutamic acid, N-(4-(((2-amino-5-formyl-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-4-oxo-6-pteridinyl)methyl)amino)benzoyl)- (12 Dec 1998) |
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| leucovorin calcium | <drug> The calcium salt of leucovorin (folinic acid); used to counteract toxic effects of folic acid antagonists, for the treatment of megaloblastic anaemias, and as an adjunct to cyanocobalamin in pernicious anaemia. Synonym: calcium folinate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| leucoxene | <chemical> A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the alteration of titanic iron. Origin: Leuco- + Gr. Xenos stranger. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Leucothrix |
a genus of gliding bacteria of the family Leucotrichaceae, order Cytophagales, found in water, and made up of short colorless cells growing in long filaments attached to solid substrates. The type species is L. mu´cor.
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| leuco- |
Pertaining to the white blood cells
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| leuco- |
Prefix indicating that a rock contains considerably less coloured minerals than would be regarded as normal for that rock type.
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