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perimethamine

perimethamine is the misspelling of pyrimethamine.

Meaning of pyrimethamine

Noun

pyrimethamine (countable and uncountable, plural pyrimethamines)

  1. A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

Questions about perimethamine

What is perimethamine the misspelling of?
Perimethamine is the misspelling of pyrimethamine.

Words near perimethamine in the dictionary

  1. perimeter checks
  2. perimeter fence
  3. perimeter fences
  4. perimeterless
  5. perimeters
  6. perimethamine
  7. perimetrial
  8. perimetric
  9. perimetrical
  10. perimetrical jigsaw
  11. perimetrical jigsaws

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