decitabine

English

Etymology

From de(oxy)- +‎ -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɪˈsaɪ.tə.biːn/

Noun

decitabine (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase.

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