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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

4-oxime5′-(2-methylpropanoate)[(2r,3s,4r,5r)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoatecas 2349386-89-4cas 2492423-29-5eidd-2801

Etymology

From -vir. Coined by Merck in 2020, named after Thor's Hammer; from Old Norse Mjǫllnir

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