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fluorocytosine

fluorocytosine noun: a cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom.

Noun

fluorocytosine (plural fluorocytosines)

  1. A cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom

Forms of fluorocytosine

pluralfluorocytosines

Origin of fluorocytosine

From fluoro- + cytosine.

Questions about fluorocytosine

What does fluorocytosine mean?
Fluorocytosine means a cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom.
What part of speech is fluorocytosine?
Fluorocytosine is a noun.
What is the plural of fluorocytosine?
The plural of fluorocytosine is fluorocytosines.

Words near fluorocytosine in the dictionary

  1. fluorocoumarins
  2. fluorocytometer
  3. fluorocytometers
  4. fluorocytometric
  5. fluorocytometry
  6. fluorocytosine
  7. fluorocytosines
  8. fluorodenitration
  9. fluorodenitrations
  10. fluorodeoxyglucose
  11. fluorodeoxyuridine

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