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didanosine

UK/dɪˈdan.əʊ.siːn/US/daɪˈdæn.əˌsin/

didanosine noun: a reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.

didanosine: a reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used...
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Noun

didanosine (uncountable)

  1. A reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.

Forms of didanosine

alternative formdideoxyinosine
alternative formddI
alternative formDDI

Origin of didanosine

From did(eoxy) + -a- + (i)nosine.

Questions about didanosine

What does didanosine mean?
Didanosine means a reverse transcriptase inhibitor drug C₁₀H₁₂N₄O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a purine nucleoside.
What part of speech is didanosine?
Didanosine is a noun.
How do you pronounce didanosine?
Didanosine is pronounced /dɪˈdan.əʊ.siːn/ (UK).

Words near didanosine in the dictionary

  1. didakai
  2. didakais
  3. didakei
  4. didakeis
  5. didals
  6. didanosine
  7. Didao
  8. didapper
  9. didappers
  10. didascalar
  11. didascalic

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