See Also: podophyllin(medicine)

futile (iou) and podophyllin (medicine)


futile (iou)



futile adjective. M16.
[Latin futilis, futtilis that easily pours out, leaky, from fut-, app. from fundere pour: see -ILE.]
Incapable of producing any result; useless, vain. M16.
Conan Doyle Our speculations are futile until we have all the facts. A. Storr His whole life has been a futile striving after the impossible.
b. Occupied with worthless or trivial matters; frivolous, lacking in purpose. M18.
Talkative, unable to keep silent. Long rare. M16.
futilely adverb L19.
futileness noun (now rare) E18.
futilize verb trans. make futile M18.

podophyllin (medicine)


podophyllin
<drug> An extract of podophyllum resin which isused to treat genital warts.

See: podophyllotoxin.