This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
mercaptopurine
[ mer-kap-toh-pyoor-een ]
/ mərˌkæp toʊˈpyʊər in /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Pharmacology.
a yellow, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C5H4N4S, used in the treatment of leukemia.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby mercaptopurine
mercantilism, mercaptan, mercaptide, mercapto, mercapto group, mercaptopurine, mercapturic acid, Mercast, mercat, Mercator, Mercator projection
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
British Dictionary definitions for mercaptopurine
mercaptopurine
/ (məˌkæptəʊˈpjʊəriːn) /
noun
a drug used in the treatment of leukaemia. Formula: C 5 H 4 N 4 S
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for mercaptopurine
mercaptopurine
[ mər-kăp′tō-pyur′ēn ]
n.
A purine analog that acts as an antimetabolite by interfering with purine synthesis, used primarily in the treatment of acute leukemia.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.