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abacavir

UK/əˈbak.əˌvɪə//əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/

abacavir noun: an antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.

abacavir: an antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate...
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Noun

abacavir (uncountable, abbreviation ABC)

  1. An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.

Forms of abacavir

abbreviationABC

Origin of abacavir

From [Term?] + -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

Questions about abacavir

What does abacavir mean?
Abacavir means an antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.
What part of speech is abacavir?
Abacavir is a noun.
How do you pronounce abacavir?
Abacavir is pronounced /əˈbak.əˌvɪə/ (UK).

Words near abacavir in the dictionary

  1. abac
  2. abaca
  3. abacas
  4. abacate
  5. abacates
  6. abacavir
  7. abacaxi
  8. abacaxis
  9. abacha
  10. abaci
  11. abacillary

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