acarbose

English

Etymology

a- + carb + -ose

Pronunciation

• IPA: /eɪ 'kɑr boʊs/

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Noun

acarbose (uncountable)

1. An antidiabetic drug that inhibits alpha glucosidase.

Synonyms

• Precose

Hypernyms

• antidiabetics

Translations

antidiabetic drug

• Esperanto: acarboso (eo)
• Finnish: akarboosi (fi)

• Italian: acarbosio (it) m
• Spanish: acarbosa (es) f

See also

• Acarbose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses