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druggability

druggability noun: the ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug.

Noun

druggability (plural druggabilities)

  1. The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug
    • A target's druggability is usually estimated by classifying it with known gene families that have previously been successfully targeted with drugs.2007 March, Joanna Owens, “Determining druggability”, in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, volume 6, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 187–187

Forms of druggability

pluraldruggabilities
alternative formdrugability

Origin of druggability

From drug + -ability.

Questions about druggability

What does druggability mean?
Druggability means the ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug.
What part of speech is druggability?
Druggability is a noun.
What is the plural of druggability?
The plural of druggability is druggabilities.

Words near druggability in the dictionary

  1. drugeteria
  2. drugeterias
  3. drugfree
  4. drugg
  5. druggabilities
  6. druggability
  7. druggable
  8. drugge
  9. drugged
  10. drugged driving
  11. drugged-out

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