Etymology

fluoropyrimidine

Today it means: Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer Full definition →

English pyrimidine ← German Pyrimidin ← Latin fluor
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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. GermanPyrimidin
  8. Englishpyrimidine
  9. English todayfluoropyrimidine

From fluoro- + pyrimidine.

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