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abacavir

/əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
aba-cavir
IPA
/əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/
  • British English: /əˈbak.əˌvɪə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ABC (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce abacavir?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbæk.əˌvɪɹ/.
What does abacavir mean?
An antiretroviral drug (trademark Ziagen) taken orally in the form of its sulfate (C₁₄H₁₈N₆O)₂·H₂SO₄ in combination with other antiretroviral drugs to treat HIV infections. It is a synthetic nucleoside analog that acts by inhibiting reverse transcriptase. It causes potentially serious hypersensitivity reactions in a small percentage of patients.
Where does abacavir come from?
From [Term?] + -cavir (“carbocyclic nucleoside”).

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