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didanosine

/daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
di-dano-sine
IPA
/daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.

Uncountable

Etymology

From did(eoxy) + -a- + (i)nosine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/
  • British English: /dɪˈdan.əʊ.siːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

dideoxyinosine (alternative) ddI (alternative)

Synonyms

dideoxyinosine ddi

Questions

How do you pronounce didanosine?
The recorded pronunciation is /daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/.
What does didanosine mean?
A reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.
Where does didanosine come from?
From did(eoxy) + -a- + (i)nosine.

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