"flucytosine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fluˈsaɪ.təˌsin/ [General-American] Forms: 5-fluorocytosine [alternative], 5-FC [alternative]
Etymology: Contraction of fluorocytosine. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} flucytosine (uncountable)
  1. (pharmacology) 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). Wikipedia link: flucytosine Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs
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