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insulin degludec

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-sulin degludec
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

Uncountable

Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

insulin regular insulin insulin aspart insulin detemir insulin glargine insulin glulisine insulin lispro

Questions

What does insulin degludec mean?
An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.
Where does insulin degludec come from?
From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

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