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famciclovir

/fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
fam-ci-clovir
IPA
/fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A prodrug form C₁₄H₁₉N₅O₄ of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

FCV (abbreviation)

Questions

How do you pronounce famciclovir?
The recorded pronunciation is /fæmˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/.
What does famciclovir mean?
A prodrug form C₁₄H₁₉N₅O₄ of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis.
Where does famciclovir come from?
From [Term?] + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).

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