Etymology

fiacitabine

F4I1A1C3I1T1A1B3I1N1E1

Today it means: A particular pyrimidine nucleoside analogue used as an antiviral drug. Full definition →

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The story

From translingual F (“fluorine”) + translingual I (“iodine”) + -a- + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

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