edratide

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noun

A synthetic peptide that is used to treat cases of lupus.

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Meanings

nounedratide (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic peptide that is used to treat cases of lupus.
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    Among the companies that have had setbacks or outright failures in clinical trials are Roche and Biogen Idec with their drug Rituxan; La Jolla Pharmaceutical with Riquent; Bristol-Myers Squibb with Orencia; ZymoGenetics and Merck Serono with atacicept; Genelabs Technologies with Prestara; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries with edratide; and Aspreva Pharmaceuticals and Roche with CellCept.

    2009 July 20, Andrew Pollack, “Trial for New Lupus Treatment Is Called Promising”, in New York Times

Origin

From [Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

diedrate
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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