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-cavir

UK/kə.vɪə/US/kəˌvɪɹ/

-cavir suffix: used to form names of carbocyclic nucleosides used as antivirals.

Suffix

-cavir

  1. Used to form names of carbocyclic nucleosides used as antivirals.

Origin of -cavir

From ca(rbocyclic) + -vir (“antiviral”).

Questions about -cavir

What does -cavir mean?
-cavir means used to form names of carbocyclic nucleosides used as antivirals.
What part of speech is -cavir?
-cavir is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -cavir?
-cavir is pronounced /kə.vɪə/ (UK).

Words near -cavir in the dictionary

  1. -carpic
  2. -carpous
  3. -carps
  4. -cast
  5. -cation
  6. -cavir
  7. -cc
  8. -ccino
  9. -ce
  10. -cel
  11. -cele

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