arabinoside

American

[ar-uh-bin-uh-sahyd, uh-rab-uh-nuh-] / ˌær əˈbɪn əˌsaɪd, əˈræb ə nə- /

noun

Biochemistry.

a glycoside of arabinose, especially any of those used in antiviral therapy as structural analogs of ribonucleosides.

Etymology

Origin of arabinoside

First recorded in 1925–30; arabinose + -ide ( def. )

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arabinoside

Adenine arabinoside has proved so effective against this particular deadly disease, they agree that it would be unethical not to administer it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the 18 confirmed cases treated with adenine arabinoside, only 5, or 28%, succumbed.

From Time Magazine Archive

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