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carbovir

carbovir noun: a chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one.

Noun

carbovir (uncountable)

  1. A chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one

Origin of carbovir

From carbo- + -vir.

Questions about carbovir

What does carbovir mean?
Carbovir means a chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one.
What part of speech is carbovir?
Carbovir is a noun.

Words near carbovir in the dictionary

  1. carbothiamide
  2. carbothioamide
  3. carbothioamides
  4. carbovinate
  5. carbovinates
  6. carbovir
  7. carbowax
  8. carbowaxes
  9. carboxaldehyde
  10. carboxaldehydes
  11. carboxamidate

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