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Analog vs Zidovudine - What's the difference?

analog | zidovudine |

As nouns the difference between analog and zidovudine

is that analog is something that bears an analogy to something else while zidovudine is a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiretroviral drug, the first approved treatment for HIV.

As an adjective analog

is in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial.

analog

English

Alternative forms

* analogue (Commonwealth)

Adjective

(-)
  • (of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)

    • Antonyms

    * digital * discrete

    Derived terms

    * analog circuit * analog computer * analog meter

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
  • (countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
  • (chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element

    • Related terms

    * homolog * analogy * homology * superanalog

    Related terms

    * * analogical * analogous

    Anagrams

    * * American English English words suffixed with -log ----

    zidovudine

    English

    (wikipedia zidovudine)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor, a type of antiretroviral drug, the first approved treatment for HIV.

    • Synonyms

    * azidothymidine