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exenatide

US/ɪɡˈzɛn.əˌtaɪd/

exenatide noun: synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.

Noun

exenatide (uncountable)

  1. Synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
    • In humans, the science is much more scant. A couple of studies of exenatide in people with cocaine-use disorder were too short or small to be conclusive.2023 May 19, Sarah Zhang, “Ozempic’s Next Act”, in The Atlantic

Origin of exenatide

From exen(din) + -a- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Questions about exenatide

What does exenatide mean?
Exenatide means synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
What part of speech is exenatide?
Exenatide is a noun.
How do you pronounce exenatide?
Exenatide is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɛn.əˌtaɪd/ (US).

Words near exenatide in the dictionary

  1. exemptionalist
  2. exemptionalists
  3. exemptions
  4. exemptive
  5. exempts
  6. exenatide
  7. exencephali
  8. exencephalia
  9. exencephalias
  10. exencephalic
  11. exencephalies

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