ara-C
[ ar-uh-see ]
/ ˈær əˈsi /
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noun Pharmacology.
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Origin of ara-C
Perhaps as abbreviation of the alternate name aracytidine, apparently a coinage based on the chemical name beta-cytosine arabinoside;see cytosine, arabinoside
Words nearby ara-C
Arab League, Arab Legion, Arab Spring, Arab street, Araby, ara-C, Aracaju, aracari, Araçatuba, araceous, arachidic
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