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antichagasic

antichagasic adjective: countering Chagas' disease.

Adjective

antichagasic (not comparable)

  1. Countering Chagas' disease.
    • Nitrofuranes are well known for their antichagasic activity: Nifurtimox—as well as benznidazole, the second treatment available for Chagas’ disease- has been shown to be activated by a NADH-dependent, mitochondrially localized type I nitroreductase.2015 August 14, “Antiprotozoal Activity Profiling of Approved Drugs: A Starting Point toward Drug Repositioning”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of antichagasic

From anti- + chagasic.

Questions about antichagasic

What does antichagasic mean?
Antichagasic means countering Chagas' disease.
What part of speech is antichagasic?
Antichagasic is an adjective.

Words near antichagasic in the dictionary

  1. anticers
  2. anticestodal
  3. anticestodals
  4. antichafe
  5. antichafing
  6. antichagasic
  7. antichain
  8. antichains
  9. antichamber
  10. antichambers
  11. antichance

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