-vudine

UK/vjʊ.diːn/US/vjəˌdin/

suffix

Used to form names of antineoplastics and antivirals of the zidovudine type

“lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine”

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Meanings

suffix
  1. medicineUsed to form names of antineoplastics and antivirals of the zidovudine type

    lamivudine, stavudine, telbivudine

Origin

From zidovudine.

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Cite this entry
APA

-vudine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vudine

MLA

“-vudine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vudine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-vudine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-vudine.

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