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vidarabine

vi·dar·a·bine
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-dar-uh-bahyn]
    • /vaɪˈdær əˌbaɪn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vahy-dar-uh-bahyn]
    • /vaɪˈdær əˌbaɪn/

Definitions of vidarabine word

  • noun vidarabine an antiviral substance, C 10 H 15 N 5 O 4 , produced by the bacterium Streptomyces antibioticus and used in immunosuppressed patients for the treatment of serious infections caused by herpesviruses. 1
  • noun vidarabine An antiviral drug which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses. 0

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Origin of vidarabine

First appearance:

before 1975
One of the 1% newest English words
First recorded in 1975-80; vi(ral) + d- + arab(inose) + (aden)ine

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Parts of speech for Vidarabine

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

vidarabine popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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