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adefovir

adefovir noun: a drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.

Noun

adefovir (uncountable)

  1. A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.

Origin of adefovir

From ade(nosine) + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

Words formed from adefovir

Questions about adefovir

What does adefovir mean?
Adefovir means a drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.
What part of speech is adefovir?
Adefovir is a noun.

Words near adefovir in the dictionary

  1. adeemed
  2. adeeming
  3. adeems
  4. adeep
  5. Adees
  6. adefovir
  7. adefovir dipivoxil
  8. Adejugbe
  9. Adejugbes
  10. Adekugbe
  11. Adel

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