Meanings
noundecitabine (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicine5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine (trademark Dacogen), a cytosine analogue that hypomethylates DNA by inhibiting DNA methyltransferase.
Origin
From de(oxy)- + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).
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decitabine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitabine
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“decitabine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitabine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decitabine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decitabine.
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