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capecitabine

/kæp.əˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
capecitabine
IPA
/kæp.əˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ca(rboxylate) + pe(ntyl) + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce capecitabine?
The recorded pronunciation is /kæp.əˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/.
What does capecitabine mean?
An antineoplastic drug C₁₅H₂₂FN₃O₆ (trademark Xeloda) that is converted in the body to fluorouracil and is administered orally to treat colorectal cancers and often in conjunction with docetaxel to treat metastatic breast cancer.
Where does capecitabine come from?
From ca(rboxylate) + pe(ntyl) + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

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