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From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).
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zalcitabine
Today it means: A drug C₉H₁₃N₃O₃ which inhibits the replication of HIV and is formerly used in the treatment of AIDS, especially in combination with zidovudine. It is a synthetic analog of a pyrimidine nucleoside, acting as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor. Full definition →