MERCAPTOPURINE

mercaptopurine, Purinethol

(noun) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

mercaptopurine (countable and uncountable, plural mercaptopurines)

A particular oral drug used in the treatment of cancer.

Synonyms

• 6-mercaptopurine

Source: Wiktionary



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10 July 2024

APPRECIATOR

(noun) a person who is fully aware of something and understands it; “he is not an appreciator of our dilemma”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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