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carbovir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-bovir
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one

Uncountable

Etymology

From carbo- + -vir.

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Questions

What does carbovir mean?
A chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one
Where does carbovir come from?
From carbo- + -vir.

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