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-previr

UK/pɹəˌvɪə/US/pɹəˌvɪɹ/

-previr suffix: used to form names of hepatitis C virus protease inhibitors used as antivirals.

Suffix

-previr

  1. Used to form names of hepatitis C virus protease inhibitors used as antivirals.

Origin of -previr

From [Term?] + -vir (“antiviral”).

Questions about -previr

What does -previr mean?
-previr means used to form names of hepatitis C virus protease inhibitors used as antivirals.
What part of speech is -previr?
-previr is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -previr?
-previr is pronounced /pɹəˌvɪə/ (UK).

Words near -previr in the dictionary

  1. -praxia
  2. -prazole
  3. -pred-
  4. -prenaline
  5. -preneur
  6. -previr
  7. -pride
  8. -pril
  9. -prilat
  10. -prim
  11. -pristin

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