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efavirenz

US/ɛˈfæv.ɪˌɹɛnz/

efavirenz noun: a nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₄H₉ClF₃NO₂ that is administered orally with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of type-1 HIV infection.

efavirenz: a nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₄H₉ClF₃NO₂ that is administered orally with other...
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Noun

efavirenz (uncountable, abbreviation EFV)

  1. A nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₄H₉ClF₃NO₂ that is administered orally with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of type-1 HIV infection.
    • In generic form, it costs one-eighth as much as efavirenz, the most closely related drug.2007 January 11, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “AIDS Drug to Protect Fetus Is Safe for Infected Mothers, Study Finds”, in New York Times

Forms of efavirenz

abbreviationEFV

Origin of efavirenz

Probably from ef (“fluorine”) + -a- + -vir- (“antiviral”) + (b)enz(oxazinone).

Questions about efavirenz

What does efavirenz mean?
Efavirenz means a nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₁₄H₉ClF₃NO₂ that is administered orally with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of type-1 HIV infection.
What part of speech is efavirenz?
Efavirenz is a noun.
How do you pronounce efavirenz?
Efavirenz is pronounced /ɛˈfæv.ɪˌɹɛnz/ (US).

Words near efavirenz in the dictionary

  1. efaroxan
  2. EFAs
  3. Efate
  4. Efatese
  5. EFATO
  6. efavirenz
  7. Efaw
  8. Efaws
  9. EFB
  10. efbemalenograstim alfa
  11. EFBs

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