stavudine

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US/ˈstæv.jəˌdin/

noun

A synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.

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dideoxy-4-thymidined4T
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Meanings

nounstavudine (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.

    Synonyms: dideoxy-4-thymidine, d4T

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside drug C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₄ that is an analog of thymidine and a reverse transcriptase inhibitor, administered orally against HIV infection.

Similar
dideoxy-4-thymidined4T

Origin

From [Term?] + -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

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APA

stavudine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stavudine

MLA

“stavudine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stavudine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stavudine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stavudine.

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