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vidarabine

US/vɪˈdæɹ.əˌbin/

vidarabine noun: an antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄·H₂O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.

Noun

vidarabine (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄·H₂O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.

Forms of vidarabine

alternative formadenine arabinoside
alternative formara-A

Origin of vidarabine

From [Term?] + -arabine (“arabinofuranosyl derivative”).

Words formed from vidarabine

Questions about vidarabine

What does vidarabine mean?
Vidarabine means an antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄·H₂O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses.
What part of speech is vidarabine?
Vidarabine is a noun.
How do you pronounce vidarabine?
Vidarabine is pronounced /vɪˈdæɹ.əˌbin/ (US).

Words near vidarabine in the dictionary

  1. vidan
  2. vidana
  3. vidanas
  4. vidans
  5. Vidar
  6. vidarabine
  7. Vidarbha
  8. Vidas
  9. Vidaurre
  10. Vidaurri
  11. Vidaurris

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