Etymology

fluorocytosine

F4L1U1O1R1O1C3Y4T1O1S1I1N1E1

Today it means: A cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been replaced by a fluorine atom Full definition →

English cytosine ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluoro-
  7. Englishcytosine
  8. English todayfluorocytosine

From fluoro- + cytosine.

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