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remdesivir

/ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
remde-sivir
IPA
/ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -desi- (“adenosine analog”) + -vir (“antiviral”).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce remdesivir?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɛmˈdɛs.ɪˌvɪə(ɹ)/.
What does remdesivir mean?
A novel antiviral drug (C₂₇H₃₅N₆O₈P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.
Where does remdesivir come from?
From [Term?] + -desi- (“adenosine analog”) + -vir (“antiviral”).

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