Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zidovudine

/zɪˈdoʊ.vjəˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables: zi-dovu-dine
IPA: /zɪˈdoʊ.vjəˌdin/

24

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Alteration of azidothymidine.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zɪˈdoʊ.vjəˌdin/
British English: /zɪˈdɒv.jʊ.diːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zidovudines (plural) ZDV (abbreviation) azidothymidine (alternative, US) AZT (alternative, US)

Phrases

-vudine

Synonyms

retrovir zdv azt

Questions

How do you pronounce zidovudine?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪˈdoʊ.vjəˌdin/.
What does zidovudine mean?: A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.
Where does zidovudine come from?: Alteration of azidothymidine.

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