Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tenofovir

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables
teno-fovir
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A particular antiretroviral drug.

Uncountable

Etymology

From [Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

Usage

Questions

What does tenofovir mean?
A particular antiretroviral drug.
Where does tenofovir come from?
From [Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

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