mercaptopurine
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English[edit]
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈp(j)ʊə.ɹiːn/, /mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈpjɔː.ɹiːn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /mɚˌkæp.təˈpjʊɹˌin/
Noun[edit]
mercaptopurine (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptopurines)
- (pharmacology) 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.
References[edit]
- “mercaptopurine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “mercaptopurine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.