boceprevir

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noun

A protease inhibitor being studied as a treatment for hepatitis C.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounboceprevir (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineA protease inhibitor being studied as a treatment for hepatitis C.

Origin

From [Term?] + -previr (“hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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