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dideoxycytidine

/ˌdaɪ.diˌɑk.sɪˈsɪt.ɪˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
dideoxy-cy-ti-dine
IPA
/ˌdaɪ.diˌɑk.sɪˈsɪt.ɪˌdin/
33
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
7
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of zalcitabine.

Uncountable

Etymology

From dideoxy + cytidine.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌdaɪ.diˌɑk.sɪˈsɪt.ɪˌdin/
  • British English: /ˌdʌɪ.di.ɒk.sɪˈsʌɪ.tɪ.diːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ddC (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce dideoxycytidine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdaɪ.diˌɑk.sɪˈsɪt.ɪˌdin/.
What does dideoxycytidine mean?
Alternative form of zalcitabine.
Where does dideoxycytidine come from?
From dideoxy + cytidine.

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