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nirmatrelvir

nirmatrelvir noun: an antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.

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

nirmatrelvir (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.
    Synonyms:
    PF-07321332, CAS 2628280-40-8, -N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]ethyl]-3-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl)amino]butanoyl]-6, 6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide, Pfizermectin, Paxlovid

Synonyms of nirmatrelvir

  • PF-07321332
  • CAS 2628280-40-8
  • -N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-[(3S)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]ethyl]-3-[(2S)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl)amino]butanoyl]-6
  • 6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamide
  • Pfizermectin
  • Paxlovid

Origin of nirmatrelvir

From -vir. Coined by Pfizer in 2021

Questions about nirmatrelvir

What does nirmatrelvir mean?
Nirmatrelvir means an antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America.
What part of speech is nirmatrelvir?
Nirmatrelvir is a noun.

Words near nirmatrelvir in the dictionary

  1. nirles
  2. nirls
  3. Nirmal
  4. nirmanakaya
  5. nirmanakayas
  6. nirmatrelvir
  7. Niro
  8. nirogacestat
  9. Niros
  10. Nirosta
  11. NIRPS

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