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cidofovir

US/saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/

cidofovir noun: an antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.

cidofovir: an antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment...
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Noun

cidofovir (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.

Origin of cidofovir

From cy(tosine)[Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

Words formed from cidofovir

Questions about cidofovir

What does cidofovir mean?
Cidofovir means an antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.
What part of speech is cidofovir?
Cidofovir is a noun.
How do you pronounce cidofovir?
Cidofovir is pronounced /saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/ (US).

Words near cidofovir in the dictionary

  1. ciders
  2. cidery
  3. cidiot
  4. cidiots
  5. Cidny
  6. cidofovir
  7. cidoxepin
  8. CIDP
  9. CIDPs
  10. CIDR
  11. Cidra

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