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cladribine

US/ˈklæ.dɹɪˌbin/

cladribine noun: a particular drug used in chemotherapy.

cladribine: a particular drug used in chemotherapy
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Noun

cladribine (uncountable)

  1. A particular drug used in chemotherapy.

Origin of cladribine

From chl(or)- + ad(enine) + -ribine (“ribofuranosyl derivative of the pirazofurin type”).

Questions about cladribine

What does cladribine mean?
Cladribine means a particular drug used in chemotherapy.
What part of speech is cladribine?
Cladribine is a noun.
How do you pronounce cladribine?
Cladribine is pronounced /ˈklæ.dɹɪˌbin/ (US).

Words near cladribine in the dictionary

  1. cladoxylalean
  2. cladoxylaleans
  3. cladoxylopsid
  4. cladoxylopsids
  5. cladoxyls
  6. cladribine
  7. clads
  8. cladus
  9. Clady
  10. claes
  11. CLAF

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