insulin degludec

noun

An ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

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Meanings

nouninsulin degludec (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAn ultralong-acting basal insulin analogue used to control diabetes.

Origin

From international scientific vocabulary, from insulin + de + glu + dec, an acronymically constructed postpositive modifier, reflecting "the same amino acid sequence as human insulin except for the removal of threonine in the position 30 of the B chain (Des-B30, "de") and the attachment, via a glutamic acid linker ("glu"), of a 16-carbon fatty diacid (hexadecanoic diacid, "dec") to lysine in the position 29 of the B chain."

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insulin degludec. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20degludec

MLA

“insulin degludec.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20degludec. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “insulin degludec,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/insulin%20degludec.

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