BORONIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boronic mean? 

• BORONIC (adjective)
  The adjective BORONIC has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to boron

  Familiarity information: BORONIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BORONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to boron

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

boron (a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder)

Derivation:

boron (a trivalent metalloid element; occurs both in a hard black crystal and in the form of a yellow or brown powder)

 Context examples 

The tartrate salt form of dutogliptin, a potent, water soluble, selective and orally bioavailable, boronic acid-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Dutogliptin Tartrate, NCI Thesaurus)

A potent, water soluble, selective and orally bioavailable, boronic acid-based inhibitor of dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4), with hypoglycemic activity.

(Dutogliptin, NCI Thesaurus)

An orally bioavailable synthetic P2 threonine boronic acid inhibitor of the chymotrypsin-like activity of the proteasome, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Delanzomib, NCI Thesaurus)

A dipeptide boronic acid analogue with antineoplastic activity.

(Bortezomib, NCI Thesaurus)

It is a type of proteasome inhibitor and a type of dipeptidyl boronic acid.

(Bortezomib, NCI Dictionary)