fluorouridine

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English

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Etymology

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fluoro- +‎ uridine

Noun

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fluorouridine (plural fluorouridines)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any fluoro derivative of uridine, but especially 5-fluorouridine, a metabolite of 5-fluorouracil, derivatives of which have anticancer activity