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bicalutamide

US/ˌbaɪ.kəˈlu.təˌmaɪd/

bicalutamide noun: an oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism.

bicalutamide: an oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism
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Noun

bicalutamide (uncountable)

  1. An oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism.

Origin of bicalutamide

From bica- (“bicyclic compound”) + -lutamide (“nonsteroid antiandrogen”).

Words formed from bicalutamide

Questions about bicalutamide

What does bicalutamide mean?
Bicalutamide means an oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism.
What part of speech is bicalutamide?
Bicalutamide is a noun.
How do you pronounce bicalutamide?
Bicalutamide is pronounced /ˌbaɪ.kəˈlu.təˌmaɪd/ (US).

Words near bicalutamide in the dictionary

  1. bic
  2. bica
  3. bicalcarate
  4. bicalicene
  5. bicallose
  6. bicalutamide
  7. bicam
  8. bicameral
  9. bicameral legislature
  10. bicameral legislatures
  11. bicameral mind

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