pyrimethamine

English

Chemical structure of pyrimethamine

Etymology

From pyrim(idine) +‎ eth- +‎ (di)amine.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈmɛθ.ə.miːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌpɪɹ.ɪˈmɛθ.əˌmin/

Noun

pyrimethamine (countable and uncountable, plural pyrimethamines)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from pyrimidine, acting as a folic acid antagonist and used in the chemoprophylaxis or treatment of malaria and in the treatment of toxoplasmosis.

References

• “pyrimethamine”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “pyrimethamine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.