mercaptopurine

[mer-kap-toh-pyoor-een]

mer·cap·to·pu·rine

[mer-kap-toh-pyoor-een]
noun Pharmacology.
a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C5H4N4S, used in the treatment of leukemia.

Origin:
1950–55; mercapto + purine
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Mercaptopurine has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, powerful high explosive, C3H6N6O6, used chiefly in bombs and shells.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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mercaptopurine (məˌkæptəʊˈpjʊəriːn)
 
n
a drug used in the treatment of leukaemia. Formula: C5H4N4S

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mercaptopurine mer·cap·to·pu·rine (mər-kāp'tō-py&oobreve;r'ēn)
n.
A purine analogue that acts as an antimetabolite by interfering with purine synthesis, used primarily in the treatment of acute leukemia.

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