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brecanavir

brecanavir noun: a protease inhibitor proposed for the treatment of HIV but discontinued in 2006.

Noun

brecanavir (uncountable)

  1. A protease inhibitor proposed for the treatment of HIV but discontinued in 2006.

Origin of brecanavir

From [Term?] + -navir (“HIV protease inhibitor”).

Questions about brecanavir

What does brecanavir mean?
Brecanavir means a protease inhibitor proposed for the treatment of HIV but discontinued in 2006.
What part of speech is brecanavir?
Brecanavir is a noun.

Words near brecanavir in the dictionary

  1. Breazeales
  2. breba
  3. brebas
  4. Brebner
  5. Brebu
  6. brecanavir
  7. breccia
  8. breccial
  9. breccias
  10. brecciate
  11. brecciated

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