fluorouridine

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noun

Any fluoro derivative of uridine, but especially 5-fluorouridine, a metabolite of 5-fluorouracil, derivatives of which have anticancer activity

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Meanings

nounfluorouridine (plural fluorouridines)

plural fluorouridines

  1. chemistryAny fluoro derivative of uridine, but especially 5-fluorouridine, a metabolite of 5-fluorouracil, derivatives of which have anticancer activity

Origin

From fluoro- + uridine.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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