aciclovir
ацикловир
Aciclovir
A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug chiefly in the…A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS.
UK/eɪˈsaɪ.klə(ʊ)ˌvɪə/US/eɪˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS.
Aciclovir
ациклови́рaciklovír
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Origin
From acyclo(guanosine) + -vir (“antiviral”). Analyzable as a- + cyclo- + -vir.From acyclo(guanosine) + -vir (“antiviral”). Analyzable as a- + cyclo- + -vir.
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1 related wordsDerivedvalaciclovir
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable