n :  a toxic drug C₁₉H₂₃N₅O₃ structurally related to methotrexate that is administered in the form of its glucuronate with concomitant administration of leucovorin to reduce toxicity and is used esp. in the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and certain carcinomas .
 
 
 
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