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flurouracil

flurouracil is the misspelling of fluorouracil.

Meaning of fluorouracil

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.

Questions about flurouracil

What is flurouracil the misspelling of?
Flurouracil is the misspelling of fluorouracil.

Words near flurouracil in the dictionary

  1. flurogestone
  2. flurona
  3. flurophore
  4. fluroquinolone
  5. flurothyl
  6. flurouracil
  7. fluroxene
  8. fluroxypyr
  9. flurpiridaz
  10. flurr
  11. flurred

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