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cytarabine

/saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
cy-tara-bine
IPA
/saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.

Uncountable

Etymology

From cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/

Usage

Inflected Forms

cytosine arabinoside (alternative) ara-C (alternative)

Phrases

-citabine

Questions

How do you pronounce cytarabine?
The recorded pronunciation is /saɪˈtæɹ.əˌbin/.
What does cytarabine mean?
A cytotoxic antineoplastic agent C₉H₁₃N₃O₅ that is a synthetic isomer of the naturally occurring nucleoside of cytosine and arabinose and is used to treat several types of leukemias, especially acute myeloid leukemia in adults.
Where does cytarabine come from?
From cyt(osine) + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

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