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sirolimus

US/sɪˈɹoʊ.lɪm.əs/

sirolimus noun: an immunosuppressive drug C₅₁H₇₉NO₁₃ that is a macrocyclic lactone obtained from a soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus and is taken orally especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.

sirolimus: an immunosuppressive drug C₅₁H₇₉NO₁₃ that is a macrocyclic lactone obtained from a soil bacterium...
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Noun

sirolimus (uncountable)

  1. An immunosuppressive drug C₅₁H₇₉NO₁₃ that is a macrocyclic lactone obtained from a soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus and is taken orally especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.

Forms of sirolimus

alternative formrapamycin

Origin of sirolimus

From [Term?] + (mac)rol(ide) + -imus (“immunosuppressant”).

Words formed from sirolimus

Questions about sirolimus

What does sirolimus mean?
Sirolimus means an immunosuppressive drug C₅₁H₇₉NO₁₃ that is a macrocyclic lactone obtained from a soil bacterium Streptomyces hygroscopicus and is taken orally especially to prevent rejection of transplanted organs.
What part of speech is sirolimus?
Sirolimus is a noun.
How do you pronounce sirolimus?
Sirolimus is pronounced /sɪˈɹoʊ.lɪm.əs/ (US).

Words near sirolimus in the dictionary

  1. sirohaems
  2. siroheme
  3. sirohemes
  4. Sirohi
  5. sirohydrochlorin
  6. sirolimus
  7. siron
  8. Sirona
  9. sironid
  10. sironids
  11. sirons

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