druggability en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English drug Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English druggability From drug + -ability.
Meanings
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The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug
A target's druggability is usually estimated by classifying it with known gene families that have previously been successfully targeted with drugs.
2007 March 14, Joanna Owens, “Determining druggability”, in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, volume 6, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 187–187:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| druggabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| drugability | alternative | lexicographic |