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triciribine

triciribine noun: a cell-permeable tricyclic nucleoside used to treat cancer.

Noun

triciribine (uncountable)

  1. A cell-permeable tricyclic nucleoside used to treat cancer.

Origin of triciribine

From tricy(clic) + -ribine (“ribofuranosyl derivative of the pirazofurin type”).

Questions about triciribine

What does triciribine mean?
Triciribine means a cell-permeable tricyclic nucleoside used to treat cancer.
What part of speech is triciribine?
Triciribine is a noun.

Words near triciribine in the dictionary

  1. tricing
  2. tricing up
  3. tricingulate
  4. tricipital
  5. tricircular
  6. triciribine
  7. tricistronic
  8. tricitrate
  9. tricitrates
  10. tricity
  11. trick

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