Where does “flucytosine” come from?
flucytosine (English) comes from English fluorocytosine, from English cytosine, from German Cytosin, from Ancient Greek κύτος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
flucytosine (English): 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)
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)
Ancestry of “flucytosine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluorocytosine | A cytosine wherein at least one hydrogen has been... |
| 2 | English | cytosine | A heterocyclic base, "4-aminopyrimidin-2-one",... |
| 3 | German | Cytosin | cytosine |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύτος | a hollow; any vessel; e.g. a jar, an urn, a vase,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |