-vudine

English

Etymology

From zidovudine.

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-vudine

1. (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^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

Anagrams

• Duiven