BrdU

B3R1D2U1

A form of bromodeoxyuridine — A synthetic nucleoside which is an analogue of thymidine; it is commonly used in the detection of proliferating cells in living tissues, where it competes with uridine

UncommonScrabble 7

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nounBrdU (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountablechemistryAbbreviation of bromodeoxyuridine.

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