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binimetinib

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /bɪnɪˈmɛtɪnɪb/
  • General-American: /bɪnɪˈmɛtɪnɪb/
  • General-American: [-ɾə-]
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noun

Meaning 1

A drug with the molecular formula C17H15BrF2N4O3 that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), and is approved for use in combination with encorafenib to treat certain melanomas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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History

Etymology

From bini- (a unique prefix) + -metinib (suffix indicating an inhibitor of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK)).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Binimetinib — drug that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
  • Hebrew: בינימטיניב — drug that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
  • Japanese: ビニメチニブ — drug that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase
  • Serbo-Croatian: binimetinib — drug that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase