Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stavudine

/ˈstæv.jəˌdin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: stavu-dine
IPA: /ˈstæv.jəˌdin/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈstæv.jəˌdin/

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

dideoxy-4-thymidine d4T

Questions

How do you pronounce stavudine?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈstæv.jəˌdin/.
What does stavudine mean?: A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.
Where does stavudine come from?: From [Term?] + -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

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