Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adefovir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: ade-fovir
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ade(nosine) + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

adefovir dipivoxil

Questions

What does adefovir mean?: A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.
Where does adefovir come from?: From ade(nosine) + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

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