PRODRUG meaning: Inactive compound activated inside body

We found 22 dictionaries that define the word prodrug:

General (10 matching dictionaries)

prodrug: Merriam-Webster
prodrug: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
prodrug: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
prodrug: Collins English Dictionary
prodrug: Wordnik
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Medicine (9 matching dictionaries)

prodrug: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
Prodrug: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
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Prodrug: Glossary of Terms Used in Medicinal Chemistry
AIDS Medical Glossary and Drug Chart (No longer online)
Glossary of HIV/AIDS Related Terms (No longer online)
prodrug: Medical dictionary
Prodrug: Drug Medical Dictionary

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Drug Discovery and Development (No longer online)
Prodrug: Medicinal Chemistry

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Definitions from Wiktionary (prodrug)

▸ noun: (pharmacology) A drug that is administered in an inactive form that is metabolised in the body into a biologically active compound.
▸ adjective: In favour of recreational drugs.

Opposite:

antidrug, contradrug, counterdrug

Phrases:

double prodrug, more...

Adjectives:

oral, soluble, inactive, nontoxic, enzyme, new, lipophilic, activated, intact, active, novel

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