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remdesivir

/ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/

remdesivir noun: a novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.

remdesivir: a novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA...
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Noun

remdesivir (uncountable)

  1. A novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.

Origin of remdesivir

From [Term?] + -desi- (“adenosine analog”) + -vir (“antiviral”).

Questions about remdesivir

What does remdesivir mean?
Remdesivir means a novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.
What part of speech is remdesivir?
Remdesivir is a noun.
How do you pronounce remdesivir?
Remdesivir is pronounced /ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/.

Words near remdesivir in the dictionary

  1. Rembrandtism
  2. Rembrandtisms
  3. Rembrandts
  4. Remchingen
  5. Remchytsi
  6. remdesivir
  7. REME
  8. remead
  9. remeaded
  10. remeading
  11. remeads

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