fluoropyrimidine

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What does fluoropyrimidine mean?

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

Where does fluoropyrimidine come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti? Latin fluō Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Italic *-ōs Latin -or Latin fluor Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English fluoro- German Pyrimidinbor. English pyrimidine English fluoropyrimidine From fluoro- + pyrimidine.

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