Etymology

nevirapine

N1E1V4I1R1A1P3I1N1E1

Today it means: An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection. Full definition →

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From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).

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