A folic acid antagonist formerly used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other neoplastic diseases.
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am·i·nop·ter·in .am-ə-'näp-tə-rən n a derivative C19H20N8O5 of glutamic acid that is a folic acid antagonist and has been used as a rodenticide and antileukemic agent
Medical dictionary. 2011.