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pyrimethamine
py·ri·meth·a·mine
[
prə méthə mn
]
noun
Definition:
antimalarial drug:
a synthetic drug derived from pyrimidine. Use: treatment of malaria and toxoplasmosis.
[
Mid-20th century. <pyrimidine + ethylamine
]
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