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obeldesivir

obeldesivir noun: a drug with the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₅, currently in Phase III trials for the outpatient treatment of COVID-19 in high risk patients.

Noun

obeldesivir (uncountable)

  1. A drug with the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₅, currently in Phase III trials for the outpatient treatment of COVID-19 in high risk patients.
    • Studies have also looked at the use of another antiviral drug, molnupiravir, made by Merck, which was less effective and is used less frequently. Gilead, which makes the antiviral infusion remdesivir, is also studying a Covid antiviral pill called obeldesivir and plans to seek F.D.A. approval. The...2024 January 4, Christina Jewett, “Paxlovid Cuts Covid Death Risk. But Those Who Need It Are Not Taking It.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...

Questions about obeldesivir

What does obeldesivir mean?
Obeldesivir means a drug with the chemical formula C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₅, currently in Phase III trials for the outpatient treatment of COVID-19 in high risk patients.
What part of speech is obeldesivir?
Obeldesivir is a noun.

Words near obeldesivir in the dictionary

  1. obeisantly
  2. obeisaunce
  3. obeisaunces
  4. obeisaunt
  5. obeism
  6. obeldesivir
  7. obeli
  8. obelia
  9. obeliac
  10. Obeliai
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