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Meaning of flucytosine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
fluˈsaɪ.təˌsin

Definitions

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).

uncountable

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Flud fludalanine fludarabine Fludd fluden fludeoxyglucose

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