fluorouracil

Noun

Meaning

an antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fluorite azathioprine cisplatin doxorubicin cyclophosphamide fluorapatite fluorocarbon carboplatin calcium fluoride etoposide fluorcaphite bendamustine estramustine docetaxel capecitabine

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Hypernyms

antimetabolite

Examples

Fluorouracil is a nucleobase analogue that is metabolised in cells to form at least two active products; 5-fluourouridine monophosphate (FUMP) and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine 5'-phosphate (fdUMP). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

fluorotriphenylsilane fluorotryptophan fluorotype fluorouridine fluorous fluorpyrimidine