fluoropyrimidine

noun

Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer

OriginEnglish pyrimidine ← German Pyrimidin ← Latin fluor →
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Meanings

nounfluoropyrimidine (plural fluoropyrimidines)

plural fluoropyrimidines

  1. Any of many fluorine substitution products of pyrimidine or its derivatives; especially such antimetabolites used to treat cancer

Origin

  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. Englishfluoropyrimidine

From fluoro- + pyrimidine.

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APA

fluoropyrimidine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoropyrimidine

MLA

“fluoropyrimidine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoropyrimidine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fluoropyrimidine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fluoropyrimidine.

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