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

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The Turtle Hospital on Marathon Key and the University of Florida’s Sea Turtle Hospital, working closely together, have used human anti-cancer drug treatments such as fluorouracil to decrease post-surgical recurrence of eye tumors in sea turtles. — Jessica Alice Farrell, Smithsonian, "Should We Share Human Cancer Treatments With Tumorous Turtles?," 11 July 2018 The 16 drugs that Pfizer and Cipla will sell have unfamiliar names like vinblastine, bleomycin and fluorouracil. — Donald G. Mcneil Jr., New York Times, "As Cancer Tears Through Africa, Drug Makers Draw Up a Battle Plan," 7 Oct. 2017

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fluorouracil

noun

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

variants: or 5-fluorouracil \ ˈfīv-

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