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Pronunciation: /dərˈɪvɪtɪv/

derivative

Definition

In chemistry, a compound produced from or related to another.

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sesquiterpene lactone

animal-assisted therapy

molecular testing

thrombectomy

mineral oil

ascorbic acid

postremission therapy

PML gene

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sotagliflozin

autologous tumor cell proteoliposome chronic lymphocytic leukemia vaccine

AEG35156

anti-BCMA antibody SEA-BCMA

ozuriftamab vedotin

ganetespib

autologous anti-mesothelin KIR-CAR-transduced T cells SynKIR-110

Monoferric

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heritability

sister chromatid exchange

pedigree

whole genome sequencing

nonsense mutation

linkage analysis

genetic counseling

throughput

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