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zalcitabine

/zælˈsaɪ.təˌbin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
zal-citabine
IPA
/zælˈsaɪ.təˌbin/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug C₉H₁₃N₃O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is formerly used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a pyrimidine nucleoside, acting as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /zælˈsaɪ.təˌbin/
  • British English: /zalˈsɪt.ə.biːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

zalcitabines (plural) dideoxycytidine (alternative) ddC (alternative)

Synonyms

dideoxycytosine ddc

Questions

How do you pronounce zalcitabine?
The recorded pronunciation is /zælˈsaɪ.təˌbin/.
What does zalcitabine mean?
A drug C₉H₁₃N₃O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is formerly used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a pyrimidine nucleoside, acting as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor.
Where does zalcitabine come from?
From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

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