-arabine

English

Etymology

Contraction of arabinoside.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɹə.biːn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæɹ.əˌbin/

Suffix

-arabine

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of arabinofuranosyl derivatives.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -arabine

Related terms

• -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”)

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018