Where does “fludarabine” come from?

fludarabine (English) comes from English vidarabine, from English -arabine, from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός — to flow sharply.

fludarabine (English): An antineoplastic agent that is an analog of vidarabine and is administered intravenously in the form of its phosphate C10H13FN5O7P especially in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Definitions

  1. An antineoplastic agent that is an analog of vidarabine and is administered intravenously in the form of its phosphate C10H13FN5O7P especially in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia

Ancestry of “fludarabine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvidarabineAn antiviral drug C10H13N5O4·H2O, a form of arabinofuranosyladenine, which is active against herpes simplex and varicella zoster viruses
2English-arabineUsed to form names of arabinofuranosyl derivatives
3EnglisharabinosideA glycoside which yields arabinose after being...
4EnglisharabinoseAn aldopentose that occurs most often in...
5EnglisharabinA carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found...
6EnglisharabicRelated to the Arabic language
7LatinarabicusArabic
8Ancient GreekἈραβικόςArabic, Arab
9Ancient GreekἌραψArab; Arabian
10ArabicعَرَبArabs; Arab
11Arabicعَرَبَto flow sharply
Every word from Arabic عَرَبَEvery word from Arabic عَرَبEvery word from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ