DICTIONARY ENTRY
5 SYLLABLES
mercaptopurine
/mər,kæptoʊ'pjʊrin/ · mərkæptoʊpjʊrin
Mercaptopurine has 5 syllables: mer · cap · to · pu · rine.
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noun. A drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia.
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