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fluoropyrimidine

fluoropyrimidine noun: any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer.

Noun

fluoropyrimidine (plural fluoropyrimidines)

  1. Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer

Forms of fluoropyrimidine

pluralfluoropyrimidines

Origin of fluoropyrimidine

From fluoro- + pyrimidine.

Questions about fluoropyrimidine

What does fluoropyrimidine mean?
Fluoropyrimidine means any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer.
What part of speech is fluoropyrimidine?
Fluoropyrimidine is a noun.
What is the plural of fluoropyrimidine?
The plural of fluoropyrimidine is fluoropyrimidines.

Words near fluoropyrimidine in the dictionary

  1. fluoroprotein
  2. fluoroproteins
  3. fluoroptic
  4. fluoropyridine
  5. fluoropyridines
  6. fluoropyrimidine
  7. fluoropyrimidines
  8. fluoropyrrole
  9. fluoropyrroles
  10. fluoroquinoline
  11. fluoroquinolines

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