English Explanatory Dictionary

flucytosine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A white crystalline synthetic antimycotic drug C₄H₄FN₃O, a fluorinated pyrimidine analogue structurally related to the cytostatic fluorouracil and to floxuridine. It is used to treat fungal infections especially by members of the genera Candida and Cryptococcus (especially Cryptococcus neoformans).

Pronunciation

/fluˈsaɪ.təˌsin/

Word forms

flucytosine 5-fluorocytosine 5-FC

Etymology

Contraction of fluorocytosine.

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