Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ibrutinib

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ibru-ti-nib
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A targeted covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase and hence used in treating B cell malignancies.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A recent high-throughput screen identified various compounds such as PI3K or BCL2 inhibitors that can be combined favorably with ibrutinib."

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

PCI-32765 Imbruvica

Questions

What does ibrutinib mean?: A targeted covalent inhibitor of Bruton's tyrosine kinase and hence used in treating B cell malignancies.

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