abiraterone

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US/æb.ɪˈɹæt.əˌɹoʊn/UK/æb.ɪˈɹæt.ə.ɹəʊn/

noun

A pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.

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Meanings

nounabiraterone (uncountable)

alternative alternative abiratirone · alternative misspelling arbiraterone

  1. uncountablemedicineA pyridine-substituted sterol used as a drug against prostate cancer.

Origin

From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 阿比特龍 /阿比特龙
  • 阿比特龍 /阿比特龙 (aa³ bei² dak⁶ lung⁴)sterol anticarcinogen
Chinese Mandarin 阿比特龍 /阿比特龙
  • 阿比特龍 /阿比特龙 (ābǐtèlóng)sterol anticarcinogen
Hungarian abirateron
  • abirateronsterol anticarcinogen
Spanish abiraterona
  • abirateronasterol anticarcinogen
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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