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Answer for the clue "Antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia ", 12 letters:
asparaginase

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Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Asparaginase (, USAN ) or Colaspase ( BAN ) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid . Asparaginases are enzymes expressed and produced by microorganisms . They are used in food manufacture, and in medicine to treat some ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. antineoplastic drug (trade name Elspar) sometimes used to treat lymphoblastic leukemia [syn: Elspar ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context biochemistry English) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.