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antiretrovirals

antiretrovirals is the plural of antiretroviral.

Meaning of antiretroviral

Noun

antiretroviral (plural antiretrovirals)

  1. An agent that combats retroviruses.
    • Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian

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Questions about antiretrovirals

What is antiretrovirals the plural of?
Antiretrovirals is the plural of antiretroviral.

Words near antiretrovirals in the dictionary

  1. antiretaliatory
  2. antireticular
  3. antiretinal
  4. antiretroviral
  5. antiretrovirally
  6. antiretrovirals
  7. antiretrovirus
  8. antireturn
  9. antireunification
  10. antireversion
  11. antirevisionism

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