Etymology

dapivirine

D2A1P3I1V4I1R1I1N1E1

Today it means: An antiretroviral drug 4-{[4-(mesitylamino)-2-pyrimidinyl]amino}benzonitrile used to prevent HIV infection in women. Full definition →

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The story

From [Term?] + -virine (“nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor”).

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