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Word: Fluorouracil
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1950s
Definition:
(In full "5-fluorouracil") a fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatment of cancer.
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