Meanings
nounexenatide (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineSynthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.
In humans, the science is much more scant. A couple of studies of exenatide in people with cocaine-use disorder were too short or small to be conclusive.
2023 May 19, Sarah Zhang, “Ozempic’s Next Act”, in The Atlantic
Origin
From exen(din) + -a- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).
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APA
exenatide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exenatide
MLA
“exenatide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exenatide. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exenatide,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exenatide.
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