DIDEOXYCYTOSINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dideoxycytosine mean? 

• DIDEOXYCYTOSINE (noun)
  The noun DIDEOXYCYTOSINE has 1 sense:

1. an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection

  Familiarity information: DIDEOXYCYTOSINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIDEOXYCYTOSINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

DDC; dideoxycytosine; zalcitabine

Hypernyms ("dideoxycytosine" is a kind of...):

antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug (any drug that destroys viruses)

 Context examples 

It has shown activity against clinical isolates and cell lines that are resistant to AZT, dideoxyinosine, and dideoxycytosine.

(Lodenosine, NCI Thesaurus)