Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

enfuvirtide

/ɛnˈfju.vɚˌtaɪd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-fu-vir-tide
IPA
/ɛnˈfju.vɚˌtaɪd/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An HIV fusion inhibitor, the first of a novel class of antiretroviral drugs.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + fu(sion) + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɛnˈfju.vɚˌtaɪd/

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce enfuvirtide?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɛnˈfju.vɚˌtaɪd/.
What does enfuvirtide mean?
An HIV fusion inhibitor, the first of a novel class of antiretroviral drugs.
Where does enfuvirtide come from?
From [Term?] + fu(sion) + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

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