Azidothymidine

Definition: Azidothymidine

1. An antiviral drug used in the treatment of AIDS; adverse side effects include liver damage and suppression of the bone marrow.

Photo Album: Azidothymidine

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	Shown are polarized crystals photographed through the microscope of the drug 2'3'-dideoxyadenosine, ddA, a drug that is closely related to AZT, azidothymidine. The antiviral effect of ddA against HIV was discovered at the National Cancer Institute, when trying to find a drug to treat patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Credit: Larry Ostby (photographer).		AZT in bottles is used intravenously in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).
	AZT, in tablet and capsule forms, is used in treating patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, AIDS. Azidothymidine is an antiviral drug which floods the cell with false DNA building blocks so that the virus cannot make copies of itself. When this happens, viral infection and replication is stopped. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).
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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Azidothymidine

Modern Translation: Azidothymidine

Language		Translations for "azidothymidine"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Dutch		AZT (azidotimidine, Retrovir, zidovudine), azidothyamidine. (various references)

French		AZT (azidotimidine), azidothymidine (azidotimidine). (various references)

German		Azidothymidin. (various references)

Pig Latin		azidothymidineay

Portuguese		AZT, azidotimidina (azidotimidine, Retrovir, zidovudine). (various references)

Spanish		AZT (azidotimidine, Retrovir, zidovudine), azidotimidina (azidotimidine, Retrovir, zidovudine). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations: Azidothymidine

Rhyming with "Azidothymidine"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "azidothymidine" (pronounced uzi'duthī"mudē'n, uzi'duthī"mudī'n, āzī'duthī"mudē'n , or āzī'duthī"mudī'n)
5	-m u d ē' n	pentamidine, thymidine.
4	-u d ē' n	Clonidine, histidine.
3	-d ē' n	gabardine, Undine.
4	-u d ī' n	Aerodyne, heterodyne, iodine, superheterodyne.
3	-d ī' n	celandine.
5	-m u d ē' n	pentamidine, thymidine.
4	-u d ē' n	Clonidine, histidine.
3	-d ē' n	gabardine, Undine.
4	-u d ī' n	Aerodyne, heterodyne, iodine, superheterodyne.
3	-d ī' n	celandine.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: Azidothymidine

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-d-d-e-h-i-i-i-m-n-o-t-y-z"
	-5 letters: demantoid, dominated, dynamited, hominized, iodinated, mediation, thymidine.
	Words containing the letters "a-d-d-e-h-i-i-i-m-n-o-t-y-z"
	+1 letter: azidothymidines.
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Expression	Frequency per Day
azidothymidine	3
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Derivations
	Words beginning with "azidothymidine": azidothymidines. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).