Fluorouridine
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fluorouridine is a noun meaning (organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of uridine, but especially 5-fluorouridine, a metabolite of 5-fluorouracil, derivatives of which have anticancer activity.
Meaning
(organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of uridine, but especially 5-fluorouridine, a metabolite of 5-fluorouracil, derivatives of which have anticancer activity.
Word Forms
- fluorouridines
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fluorodeoxyuridine, chlorodeoxyuridine, trifluorothymidine, tetrahydrouridine, fluorothymidine, fluoropyridine.
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