pyrimethamine

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How do you pronounce pyrimethamine?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpɪɹ.ɪˈmɛθ.əˌmin/.

What does pyrimethamine mean?

A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

Where does pyrimethamine come from?

Etymology tree German Pyrimidinbor. English pyrim(idine) Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der. Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō) ▲ Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.? Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der. Latin aethērbor. German Äther German Ether Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. German -yl German Ethylbor. English ethyl English eth- English (di)amine English pyrimethamine From pyrim(idine) + eth- + (di)amine.

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