: a synthetic antiretroviral nucleoside C10H12N2O4 that is an analog of thymidine and is administered orally in the treatment of HIV infection : stavudine

Word History

Etymology

dideoxy-4-thymidine

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of d4T was in 1988

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“D4T.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/d4T. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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