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acarbose en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/eɪˈkɑɹˌboʊs/ (General-American)
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Etymology

From a- + carb + -ose.

Meanings

(uncountable) An antidiabetic drug C₂₅H₄₃NO₁₈ (trademark Precose) that is taken orally as a tablet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It is an oligosaccharide produced by fermentation of a bacterium (Actinoplanes utahensis). The drug slows the absorption of glucose in the small intestine by inhibiting enzymes that break down complex carbohydrates.

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Translations (4)

it acarbosio (Translations) · eo acarboso (Translations) · fi akarboosi (Translations) · es acarbosa (Translations)