acarbose

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US/eɪˈkɑɹˌboʊs/

noun

An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

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Meanings

nounacarbose (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

Origin

From a- + carb + -ose.

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Translations

Esperanto acarboso
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Finnish akarboosi
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Italian acarbosio
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Spanish acarbosa
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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