Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decitabine

/dɪˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: decitabine
IPA: /dɪˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase.

Uncountable

Etymology

From de(oxy)- + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

guadecitabine

Questions

How do you pronounce decitabine?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/.
What does decitabine mean?: 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase.
Where does decitabine come from?: From de(oxy)- + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

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