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nevirapine

/nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
nevi-rap-ine
IPA
/nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/
  • British English: /nɪˈvʌɪ.ɹə.piːn/

Usage

Synonyms

viramune

Questions

How do you pronounce nevirapine?
The recorded pronunciation is /nəˈvɪɹ.əˌpin/.
What does nevirapine mean?
An antiretroviral drug C₁₅H₁₄N₄O structurally related to the benzodiazepines that inhibits reverse transcriptase and is administered orally in combination with at least one other antiretroviral to treat HIV-1 infection.
Where does nevirapine come from?
From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -apine (“alteration of diazepine”).

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