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tetrahydrouridine

tetrahydrouridine noun: the tetrahydro derivative of uridine, 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-diazinan-2-one, that is used to treat several cancers.

Noun

tetrahydrouridine (uncountable)

  1. The tetrahydro derivative of uridine, 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-diazinan-2-one, that is used to treat several cancers

Questions about tetrahydrouridine

What does tetrahydrouridine mean?
Tetrahydrouridine means the tetrahydro derivative of uridine, 1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]-4-hydroxy-1,3-diazinan-2-one, that is used to treat several cancers.
What part of speech is tetrahydrouridine?
Tetrahydrouridine is a noun.

Words near tetrahydrouridine in the dictionary

  1. tetrahydroquinoline
  2. tetrahydroquinolines
  3. tetrahydrothiophene
  4. tetrahydrothiophenes
  5. tetrahydrotriazine
  6. tetrahydrouridine
  7. tetrahydroxidoberyllate
  8. tetrahydroxoberyllate
  9. tetrahydroxy
  10. tetrahydroxyanthradione
  11. tetrahydroxyanthradiones

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