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zidovudine

UK/zɪˈdɒv.jʊ.diːn/US/zɪˈdoʊ.vjəˌdin/

zidovudine noun: a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.

zidovudine: a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that...
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Noun

zidovudine (countable and uncountable, plural zidovudines, abbreviation ZDV)

  1. A nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.

Forms of zidovudine

pluralzidovudines
abbreviationZDV
alternative USazidothymidine
alternative USAZT

Origin of zidovudine

Alteration of azidothymidine.

Words formed from zidovudine

Questions about zidovudine

What does zidovudine mean?
Zidovudine means a nucleoside analog reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₀H₁₃N₅O₄, a type of antiretroviral drug that inhibits replication of some retroviruses (such as HIV) and was first approved for the treatment of AIDS.
What part of speech is zidovudine?
Zidovudine is a noun.
How do you pronounce zidovudine?
Zidovudine is pronounced /zɪˈdɒv.jʊ.diːn/ (UK).
What is the plural of zidovudine?
The plural of zidovudine is zidovudines.

Words near zidovudine in the dictionary

  1. zidesamtinib
  2. zidometacin
  3. Zidon
  4. Zidonian
  5. Zidonians
  6. zidovudine
  7. zidovudines
  8. Ziduri
  9. Zidzik
  10. Zieba
  11. Ziebach County

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