Word: mercaptopurine
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mer
cap
to
pu
rine
Definition: An thiol antimetabolite C5H4N4S that interferes especially with the metabolism of purine bases and the biosynthesis of nucleic acids and that is sometimes used in the treatment of acute leukemia.
Morphemes:
Affix: mercapto-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: an organosulfur compound that contains a carbon-bonded sulfhydryl or sulphydryl
Affix: purine
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Any of a class of organic heterocyclic compounds, composed of fused pyrimidine and imidazole rings, that constitute one of the two groups of organic nitrogenous bases (the other being the pyrimidines) and are components of nucleic acids.