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emtricitabine

/ˌɛm.tɹəˈsaɪ.təˌbin/

emtricitabine noun: a synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₈H₁₀FN₃O₃S (trademarks Atripla, Complera, Emtriva, Stribild, Truvada) administered orally typically in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.

emtricitabine: a synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₈H₁₀FN₃O₃S (trademarks Atripla, Complera,...
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Noun

emtricitabine (uncountable)

  1. A synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₈H₁₀FN₃O₃S (trademarks Atripla, Complera, Emtriva, Stribild, Truvada) administered orally typically in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.

Origin of emtricitabine

From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

Questions about emtricitabine

What does emtricitabine mean?
Emtricitabine means a synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₈H₁₀FN₃O₃S (trademarks Atripla, Complera, Emtriva, Stribild, Truvada) administered orally typically in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.
What part of speech is emtricitabine?
Emtricitabine is a noun.
How do you pronounce emtricitabine?
Emtricitabine is pronounced /ˌɛm.tɹəˈsaɪ.təˌbin/ (US).

Words near emtricitabine in the dictionary

  1. EMTF
  2. EMTFs
  3. Emtman
  4. Emtmans
  5. emtracitabine
  6. emtricitabine
  7. EMTs
  8. emu
  9. emu apple
  10. emu apples
  11. emu berries

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