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azidothymidine

/əˌzɪd.oʊˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
azi-dothymi-dine
IPA
/əˌzɪd.oʊˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/
33
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of zidovudine.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From azido- + thymidine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˌzɪd.oʊˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/
  • British English: /ˌeɪ.zɪd.əʊˈθʌɪ.mɪ.diːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

azidothymidines (plural) AZT (abbreviation)

Synonyms

zidovudine

Questions

How do you pronounce azidothymidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˌzɪd.oʊˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/.
What does azidothymidine mean?
Synonym of zidovudine.
Where does azidothymidine come from?
From azido- + thymidine.

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