Etymology

molnupiravir

M3O1L1N1U1P3I1R1A1V4I1R1

Today it means: An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom. Full definition →

Old Norse Mjǫllnir
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  1. Old Norse · derived fromMjǫllnir
  2. English todaymolnupiravir

From -vir. Coined by Merck in 2020, named after Thor's Hammer; from Old Norse Mjǫllnir

Words from the same roots

Old NorseMjǫllnir all →

Mjollnir

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