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-ciclovir

UK/ˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/US/ˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

-ciclovir suffix: used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals.

Suffix

-ciclovir

  1. Used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals.

Origin of -ciclovir

From aciclovir.

Questions about -ciclovir

What does -ciclovir mean?
-ciclovir means used to form names of bicyclic heterocycle compounds used as antivirals.
What part of speech is -ciclovir?
-ciclovir is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -ciclovir?
-ciclovir is pronounced /ˈsʌɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/ (UK).

Words near -ciclovir in the dictionary

  1. -chroic
  2. -chrome
  3. -chronous
  4. -chu
  5. -ci-
  6. -ciclovir
  7. -cidal
  8. -cide
  9. -cies
  10. -cillin
  11. -cin

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