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nevirapine

UK/nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn/US/nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/

nevirapine noun: an antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.

nevirapine: an antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse...
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Noun

nevirapine (uncountable)

  1. An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.

Origin of nevirapine

From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).

Questions about nevirapine

What does nevirapine mean?
Nevirapine means an antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.
What part of speech is nevirapine?
Nevirapine is a noun.
How do you pronounce nevirapine?
Nevirapine is pronounced /nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn/ (UK).

Words near nevirapine in the dictionary

  1. Nevills
  2. Nevils
  3. Nevilses
  4. Nevin
  5. Nevins
  6. nevirapine
  7. Nevis
  8. Nevisian
  9. Nevisians
  10. Nevitt
  11. Nevitts

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