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trimetrexate

trimetrexate noun: a quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.

Noun

trimetrexate (uncountable)

  1. A quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.

Origin of trimetrexate

From trimethoxyphenyl.

Questions about trimetrexate

What does trimetrexate mean?
Trimetrexate means a quinazoline derivative that is a dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, used with leucovorin in treating pneumocystosis.
What part of speech is trimetrexate?
Trimetrexate is a noun.

Words near trimetrexate in the dictionary

  1. trimethyltransferase
  2. trimethyltransferases
  3. trimetozine
  4. trimetre
  5. trimetres
  6. trimetrexate
  7. trimetric
  8. trimetrical
  9. trimetrogon
  10. trimetrogons
  11. Trimier

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