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bortezomib

US/bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/

bortezomib noun: a proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.

Noun

bortezomib (uncountable)

  1. A proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.
    • Bortezomib, or Velcade, blocks an internal waste-dispensing mechanism for proteins that is particularly hyperactive in cancer cells.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 443
    Synonyms:
    Velcade

Synonyms of bortezomib

  • Velcade

Questions about bortezomib

What does bortezomib mean?
Bortezomib means a proteasome inhibitor used in cancer treatment and chemotherapy.
What part of speech is bortezomib?
Bortezomib is a noun.
How do you pronounce bortezomib?
Bortezomib is pronounced /bɔɹˈtɛzoʊmɪb/ (US).

Words near bortezomib in the dictionary

  1. Borsuk-Ulam theorem
  2. borszcz
  3. bort
  4. BORTAC
  5. Bortala
  6. bortezomib
  7. Borth
  8. Borth-y-Gest
  9. Borths
  10. Borthwick
  11. Borthwicks

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