saquinavir

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noun

An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.

Similar
Invirase
OriginEnglish quin(oline) ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounsaquinavir (uncountable)
  1. uncountablemedicineAn antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV

Similar
Invirase
Broader
protease inhibitorPI
Also see
invirase

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishprote(in)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  3. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  5. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  6. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  10. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  13. Englishdiastase
  14. Englishsa-
  15. Englishquinine
  16. Englishquin(oline)
  17. Englishsaquinavir

From sa- (“probably alteration of (prote)as(e)”) + quin(oline) + -a- + -vir (“antiviral”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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