English
ellipticine
From elliptic + -ine.
Formed from elliptic + -ine
Proto-Indo-European *leykʷ- ‘to leave behind’
Ancient Greek λείπω ‘to leave’
Ancient Greek ἐλλείπω ‘I leave out, omit’
Ancient Greek ἐλλειπτικός ‘defective’
English elliptic
Today it means
noun An antineoplastic agent, 5,11-dimethyl-6H-pyrido[4,3-b]carbazole
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Etymograph / ellipticine