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saquinavir

saquinavir noun: an antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.

saquinavir: an antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its...
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Noun

saquinavir (uncountable)

  1. An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.

Origin of saquinavir

From sa- (“probably alteration of (prote)as(e)”) + quin(oline) + -a- + -vir (“antiviral”).

Words formed from saquinavir

Questions about saquinavir

What does saquinavir mean?
Saquinavir means an antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.
What part of speech is saquinavir?
Saquinavir is a noun.

Words near saquinavir in the dictionary

  1. saqiyas
  2. Saqqaq
  3. Saqqara
  4. saquayamycin
  5. saquayamycins
  6. saquinavir
  7. SAR
  8. sar tan se juda
  9. Sar-e Pol
  10. Sar.
  11. Sara

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