"zalcitabine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /zalˈsɪt.ə.biːn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /zælˈsaɪ.təˌbin/ [General-American], /zælˈsɪt.əˌbin/ [General-American] Forms: zalcitabines [plural]
Etymology: From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”). Etymology templates: {{af|en||-citabine|t2=cytarabine or azacytidine derivative}} [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} zalcitabine (countable and uncountable, plural zalcitabines)
  1. (pharmacology) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Synonyms: dideoxycytidine, ddC, DDC
    Sense id: en-zalcitabine-en-noun-4eK0NsZa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -citabine Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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