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molnupiravir

molnupiravir noun: an antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.

molnupiravir: an antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the...
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Noun

molnupiravir (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.
    Synonyms:
    Lagevrio, MK-4482, EIDD-2801, CAS 2349386-89-4, CAS 2492423-29-5, [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoate, uridine, 4-oxime, 5′-(2-methylpropanoate)

Synonyms of molnupiravir

  • Lagevrio
  • MK-4482
  • EIDD-2801
  • CAS 2349386-89-4
  • CAS 2492423-29-5
  • [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoate
  • uridine
  • 4-oxime
  • 5′-(2-methylpropanoate)

Origin of molnupiravir

From -vir. Coined by Merck in 2020, named after Thor's Hammer; from Old Norse Mjǫllnir

Questions about molnupiravir

What does molnupiravir mean?
Molnupiravir means an antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is molnupiravir?
Molnupiravir is a noun.

Words near molnupiravir in the dictionary

  1. Molnar
  2. Molniya
  3. Molniya orbit
  4. Molniya orbits
  5. Molniyas
  6. molnupiravir
  7. Moloc
  8. moloch
  9. Molochansk
  10. Molochian
  11. Molochise

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