-vudine

English

Etymology

From zidovudine.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /vjʊ.diːn/
(General American) IPA^(key): /vjəˌdin/

Suffix

-vudine

(pharmacology) Used to form names of antineoplastics and antivirals of the zidovudine type
lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine

References

The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎, Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

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