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aminopterin

aminopterin noun: a 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.

Noun

aminopterin (countable and uncountable, plural aminopterins)

  1. A 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.

Forms of aminopterin

pluralaminopterins

Origin of aminopterin

From amino- + pterin.

Questions about aminopterin

What does aminopterin mean?
Aminopterin means a 4-amino analog of folic acid used as a chemotherapy drug.
What part of speech is aminopterin?
Aminopterin is a noun.
What is the plural of aminopterin?
The plural of aminopterin is aminopterins.

Words near aminopterin in the dictionary

  1. aminopropyltransferase
  2. aminopropyltransferases
  3. aminoprotease
  4. aminoproteases
  5. aminoproteolytic
  6. aminopterin
  7. aminopterine
  8. aminopterins
  9. aminopurine
  10. aminopurines
  11. aminopyralid

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