antimir

A1N1T1I1M3I1R1

noun

Any agent that counters microRNA activity

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Meanings

nounantimir (plural antimirs)

plural antimirs

  1. Any agent that counters microRNA activity

    Regardless of these arguments, anti-miRNA therapeutics have recently turn into reality by the success of Phase I and Phase II clinical trials of Santaris Pharma antimir against miR-122, miravisen, which is currently in development as a cure for hepatitis C virus [ 118 ].

    2015 June 28, Mario Notari, Julián Pulecio, Ángel Raya, “Update on the Pathogenic Implications and Clinical Potential of microRNAs in Cardiac Disease”, in BioMed Research International, volume 2015, →DOI

Origin

From anti- + miR.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

martiniitramin
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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