flucytosine

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US/fluˈsaɪ.təˌsin/

noun

A white crystalline synthetic antimycotic drug C₄H₄FN₃O, a fluorinated pyrimidine analogue structurally related to the cytostatic fluorouracil and to floxuridine. It is used to treat fungal infections especially by members of the genera Candida and Cryptococcus (especially Cryptococcus neoformans).

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Meanings

nounflucytosine (uncountable)

alternative 5-fluorocytosine · alternative 5-FC

  1. uncountablemedicineA white crystalline synthetic antimycotic drug C₄H₄FN₃O, a fluorinated pyrimidine analogue structurally related to the cytostatic fluorouracil and to floxuridine. It is used to treat fungal infections especially by members of the genera Candida and Cryptococcus (especially Cryptococcus neoformans).

Origin

Contraction of fluorocytosine.

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APA

flucytosine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flucytosine

MLA

“flucytosine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flucytosine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flucytosine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flucytosine.

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