fluorouracil

noun fluo·ro·ura·cil \ˌflu̇r-ō-ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -ˌsəl, ˌflȯr-\

Definition of FLUOROURACIL

: a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C₄H₃FN₂O₂ used as a neoplastic agent to treat some kinds of cancer

fluor- + uracil

First Known Use: circa 1958

Medical Dictionary

noun flu·o·ro·ura·cil \ˌflu̇(-ə)r-ō-ˈyu̇r-ə-ˌsil, -ˌsəl\

: a fluorine-containing pyrimidine base C₄H₃FN₂O₂ used to treat some kinds of cancer

flu·o·ro·ura·cil or {5}–flu·o·ro·ura·cil \ˈfīv-\

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