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oseltamivir

US/ˌoʊ.sɛlˈtæm.ɪˌvɪɹ/

oseltamivir noun: an antiviral drug that is taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄·H₃PO₄ and is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prevention of influenza. It is a derivative of shikimic acid, and is marketed as Tamiflu.

Noun

oseltamivir (uncountable)

  1. An antiviral drug that is taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄·H₃PO₄ and is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prevention of influenza. It is a derivative of shikimic acid, and is marketed as Tamiflu.

Origin of oseltamivir

From oselt- (of unknown origin) + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”).

Questions about oseltamivir

What does oseltamivir mean?
Oseltamivir means an antiviral drug that is taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₂₈N₂O₄·H₃PO₄ and is a neuraminidase inhibitor used in the treatment and prevention of influenza. It is a derivative of shikimic acid, and is marketed as Tamiflu.
What part of speech is oseltamivir?
Oseltamivir is a noun.
How do you pronounce oseltamivir?
Oseltamivir is pronounced /ˌoʊ.sɛlˈtæm.ɪˌvɪɹ/ (US).

Words near oseltamivir in the dictionary

  1. OSDs
  2. ose
  3. Osee
  4. Oseguera
  5. Osegueras
  6. oseltamivir
  7. oseogenesis
  8. oseophageal
  9. oserskite
  10. oses
  11. Osete

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