stavudine

English

Chemical structure of stavudine

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈstæv.jəˌdin/

Noun

stavudine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.

   Synonyms: dideoxy-4-thymidine, d4T

References

• “stavudine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.