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purinethol

(eg. fire, ancient, literature )

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  • purinethol  a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine…

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    • (n) a drug (trade name Purinethol) that interferes with the metabolism of purine and is used to treat acute lymphocytic leukemia
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  • purism  /ˈpjʊə rɪ zəm/ ?  scrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially…
  • purist  /ˈpjʊ rɪst/ ?  someone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the…
  • puritan  /ˈpjʊ rə tən/ ?  a member of a group of English Protestants who in the 16th and 17th centuries…
  • puritanic  /ˌpjʊə rɪ ˈtæ nɪk/ ?  morally rigorous and strict
  • puritanical  /ˌpjʊ rə ˈtæ nɪ kəl/ ?  of or relating to Puritans or Puritanism
  • puritanically  in a prudish manner
  • puritanism  /ˈpjʊ rə tə ˌnɪ zəm/ ?  the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of…
  • purity  /ˈpjʊ rə ti/ ?  being undiluted or unmixed with extraneous material
  • purkinje  Bohemian physiologist remembered for his discovery of Purkinje cells and the Purkinje…
  • purkinje cell  a large densely branching neuron that is the characteristic cell of the…
  • purkinje fiber  a specialized cardiac muscle fiber that is part of the Purkinje network
  • purkinje network  a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from the…
  • purkinje's system  a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from…
  • purkinje's tissue  a network of Purkinje fibers that carry the cardiac impulse from…
  • purl  /pɜrl/ ?  gold or silver wire thread
  • purl stitch  a basic knitting stitch
  • purlieu  /ˈpɜr lju/ ?  an outer adjacent area of any place
  • purloin  /pər ˈlɔ ɪn/ ?  make off with belongings of others
  • purloo  thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
  • purple  /ˈpɜr pəl/ ?  a purple color or pigment
  • purple amaranth  tall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes…
  • purple anise  small shrubby tree with purple flowers; found in wet soils of southeastern…
  • purple apricot  small hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and…
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