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pyrimethamine

UK/ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈmɛθ.ə.miːn/US/ˌpɪɹ.ɪˈmɛθ.əˌmin/

pyrimethamine noun: 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.

pyrimethamine: a synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the...
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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.

Forms of pyrimethamine

pluralpyrimethamines

Origin of pyrimethamine

From pyrim(idine) + eth- + (di)amine.

Questions about pyrimethamine

What does pyrimethamine mean?
Pyrimethamine means 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.
What part of speech is pyrimethamine?
Pyrimethamine is a noun.
How do you pronounce pyrimethamine?
Pyrimethamine is pronounced /ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈmɛθ.ə.miːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of pyrimethamine?
The plural of pyrimethamine is pyrimethamines.

Words near pyrimethamine in the dictionary

  1. pyriformis
  2. pyriformly
  3. pyriforms
  4. Pyrih
  5. pyrilamine
  6. pyrimethamine
  7. pyrimethamines
  8. pyrimethanil
  9. pyrimidine
  10. pyrimidinecarboxylic acid
  11. pyrimidinedione

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