-vudine

English edit

Etymology edit

From zidovudine.

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vjʊ.diːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /vjəˌdin/

Suffix edit

-vudine

(pharmacology) Used to form names of antineoplastics and antivirals of the zidovudine type
lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine

References edit

The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams edit

Duiven

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