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fluorouracil

UK/ˌflʊə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/US/ˌflʊɹ.oʊˈjʊɹ.əˌsɪl/

fluorouracil noun: a fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.

fluorouracil: a fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a...
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Noun

fluorouracil (countable and uncountable, plural fluorouracils)

  1. A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.

Forms of fluorouracil

pluralfluorouracils

Origin of fluorouracil

From fluoro- + uracil.

Questions about fluorouracil

What does fluorouracil mean?
Fluorouracil means a fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.
What part of speech is fluorouracil?
Fluorouracil is a noun.
How do you pronounce fluorouracil?
Fluorouracil is pronounced /ˌflʊə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of fluorouracil?
The plural of fluorouracil is fluorouracils.

Words near fluorouracil in the dictionary

  1. fluorotriphenylsilane
  2. fluorotryptophan
  3. fluorotryptophans
  4. fluorotype
  5. fluorotypes
  6. fluorouracil
  7. fluorouracils
  8. fluorouridine
  9. fluorouridines
  10. fluorous
  11. fluorphlogopite

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