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foscarnet

US/fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/

foscarnet noun: phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.

foscarnet: phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium
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Noun

foscarnet (uncountable)

  1. Phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.

Origin of foscarnet

From fos- (“phosphorous derivative”) + car(boxylic acid).

Phrases with foscarnet

Questions about foscarnet

What does foscarnet mean?
Foscarnet means phosphonoformic acid when used as a drug, synonym of foscarnet sodium.
What part of speech is foscarnet?
Foscarnet is a noun.
How do you pronounce foscarnet?
Foscarnet is pronounced /fɑˈskɑɹ.nɪt/ (US).

Words near foscarnet in the dictionary

  1. Fosburgh
  2. Fosburghs
  3. Fosbury
  4. Fosbury flop
  5. Fosbury flops
  6. foscarnet
  7. foscarnet sodium
  8. foscholine
  9. foscholines
  10. fosdenopterin
  11. Fosdick

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