fluorouracil
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌflʊə.ɹə(ʊ)ˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/, /ˌflɔː.ɹə(ʊ)ˈjʊə.ɹə.sɪl/, /ˌflɔː.ɹə(ʊ)ˈjɔː.ɹə.sɪl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌflʊɹ.oʊˈjʊɹ.əˌsɪl/
Noun edit
fluorouracil (countable and uncountable, plural fluorouracils)
- (pharmacology) A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C4H3FN2O2 which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.
References edit
- “fluorouracil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “fluorouracil”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.