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dapivirine

dapivirine noun: an antiretroviral drug 4-{[4-(mesitylamino)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino}benzonitrile used to prevent HIV infection in women.

Noun

dapivirine (uncountable)

  1. An antiretroviral drug 4-{[4-(mesitylamino)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino}benzonitrile used to prevent HIV infection in women.

Forms of dapivirine

alternative initialismDPV

Origin of dapivirine

From [Term?] + -virine (“nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor”).

Questions about dapivirine

What does dapivirine mean?
Dapivirine means an antiretroviral drug 4-{[4-(mesitylamino)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino}benzonitrile used to prevent HIV infection in women.
What part of speech is dapivirine?
Dapivirine is a noun.

Words near dapivirine in the dictionary

  1. Dapin
  2. Dapingian
  3. Dapins
  4. dapiprazole
  5. Dapitan
  6. dapivirine
  7. DAPL
  8. DAPO
  9. Daponte
  10. Dapontes
  11. dapoxetine

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