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nelfinavir

US/nɛlˈfɪn.əˌvɪɹ/

nelfinavir noun: an antiretroviral drug (trademark Viracept) of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its mesilate C₃₂H₄₅N₃O₄S·CH₄O₃S to treat HIV infected patients.

nelfinavir: an antiretroviral drug (trademark Viracept) of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the...
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Noun

nelfinavir (uncountable)

  1. An antiretroviral drug (trademark Viracept) of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its mesilate C₃₂H₄₅N₃O₄S·CH₄O₃S to treat HIV infected patients.

Origin of nelfinavir

From [Term?] + -navir (“HIV protease inhibitor”).

Words formed from nelfinavir

Questions about nelfinavir

What does nelfinavir mean?
Nelfinavir means an antiretroviral drug (trademark Viracept) of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its mesilate C₃₂H₄₅N₃O₄S·CH₄O₃S to treat HIV infected patients.
What part of speech is nelfinavir?
Nelfinavir is a noun.
How do you pronounce nelfinavir?
Nelfinavir is pronounced /nɛlˈfɪn.əˌvɪɹ/ (US).

Words near nelfinavir in the dictionary

  1. neleid
  2. neleids
  3. nelenite
  4. nelfie
  5. nelfies
  6. nelfinavir
  7. nelfinavir mesylate
  8. NELG
  9. NELGs
  10. Nelia
  11. NELIAC

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