remdesivir
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From [Term?] + -desi- (“adenosine analog”) + -vir (“antiviral”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
remdesivir (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A novel antiviral drug (C27H35N6O8P) with activity against a wide range of single-stranded RNA viruses, indicated for the treatment of COVID-19.
Translations[edit]
antiviral drug
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Further reading[edit]
- remdesivir on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “remdesivir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.