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ritonavir

US/ɹɪˈtoʊ.nəˌvɪɹ/

ritonavir noun: an antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ of the protease inhibitor class that is administered orally to treat HIV-infected and AIDS patients.

ritonavir: an antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ of the protease inhibitor class that is administered orally to...
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Noun

ritonavir (uncountable)

  1. An antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ of the protease inhibitor class that is administered orally to treat HIV-infected and AIDS patients.

Origin of ritonavir

From [Term?] + -navir (“HIV protease inhibitor”).

Questions about ritonavir

What does ritonavir mean?
Ritonavir means an antiretroviral drug C₃₇H₄₈N₆O₅S₂ of the protease inhibitor class that is administered orally to treat HIV-infected and AIDS patients.
What part of speech is ritonavir?
Ritonavir is a noun.
How do you pronounce ritonavir?
Ritonavir is pronounced /ɹɪˈtoʊ.nəˌvɪɹ/ (US).

Words near ritonavir in the dictionary

  1. ritlecitinib
  2. ritmográfico
  3. rito
  4. ritodrine
  5. Ritona
  6. ritonavir
  7. ritornel
  8. ritornell
  9. ritornelle
  10. ritornelles
  11. ritornelli

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