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A crystalline compound C5H5N5S which is a thio analog of guanine with cytotoxic properties as an antimetabolite, given orally in the treatment of leukemia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dhewh2-der.? Ancient Greek θέειον (théeion) Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon)der. English thio- Quechua wanubor. Spanish guanobor. English guano Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnusder. Old French -inbor. Middle English -in English -ine English guanine English tioguanine From thio- + guanine.
