mercaptopurine

Questions

How do you pronounce mercaptopurine?

The recorded pronunciation is /mɚˌkæp.təˈpjʊɹˌin/.

What does mercaptopurine mean?

An thiol antimetabolite C₅H₄N₄S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine bases and the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and that is sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia.

Where does mercaptopurine come from?

Etymology tree Latin Mercurius Latin mercurium substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin captō Latin captāns Latin mercurium captānsder. English mercapto- German Purinbor. English purine English mercaptopurine From mercapto- + purine.

How to pronounce mercaptopurine

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