acyclovir

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A form of aciclovir — 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.

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Zovirax
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Meanings

nounacyclovir (countable and uncountable, plural acyclovirs)

plural acyclovirs

  1. alternativecountableuncountablemedicineAlternative spelling of aciclovir.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms

Similar
Zovirax
Broader
medicinemedicationmedicament
Also see
acycloguanosine

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

acyclovir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyclovir

MLA

“acyclovir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyclovir. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “acyclovir,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/acyclovir.

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