mercaptopurine

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Scrabble points
22
Words With Friends
28
Letters
14
Pronunciation
/mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈp(j)ʊə.ɹiːn/
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/mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈp(j)ʊə.ɹiːn/ · /mɜːˌkap.tə(ʊ)ˈpjɔː.ɹiːn/ · /mɚˌkæp.təˈpjʊɹˌin/

Definition of mercaptopurine

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

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Etymology

From mercapto- + purine.

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