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abiraterone

UK/æb.ɪˈɹæt.ə.ɹəʊn/US/æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/

abiraterone noun: a pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.

Noun

abiraterone (uncountable)

  1. A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.

Forms of abiraterone

alternative alternativeabiratirone
alternative misspellingarbiraterone

Origin of abiraterone

From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”).

Questions about abiraterone

What does abiraterone mean?
Abiraterone means a pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.
What part of speech is abiraterone?
Abiraterone is a noun.
How do you pronounce abiraterone?
Abiraterone is pronounced /æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/ (US).

Words near abiraterone in the dictionary

  1. Abipones
  2. Abipón
  3. Abiquiu
  4. Abiquiú
  5. abir
  6. abiraterone
  7. abiratirone
  8. abirritant
  9. abirritants
  10. abirritate
  11. abirritated

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