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vigabatrin

US/vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/

vigabatrin noun: an anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.

vigabatrin: an anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid
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Noun

vigabatrin (uncountable)

  1. An anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.

Origin of vigabatrin

Probably from vi(nyl) + GABA + tr(ansaminase) + in(hibitor).

Questions about vigabatrin

What does vigabatrin mean?
Vigabatrin means an anticonvulsant drug C₆H₁₁NO₂ that inhibits enzymatic degradation of gamma-aminobutyric acid.
What part of speech is vigabatrin?
Vigabatrin is a noun.
How do you pronounce vigabatrin?
Vigabatrin is pronounced /vaɪˈɡæb.ə.tɹɪn/ (US).

Words near vigabatrin in the dictionary

  1. viffs
  2. vig
  3. vig'rous
  4. viga
  5. Vigaan
  6. vigabatrin
  7. Vigan
  8. Vigar
  9. vigas
  10. Vigeant
  11. Vigeants

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