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noun
A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C4H3FN2O2 which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: antimetabolite
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bhel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bhluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- English uracil English fluorouracil From fluoro- + uracil.
