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Noun

1. 1
   An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the second to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the FDA in the United States of America. neologism, uncountable

Synonyms

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6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2-carboxamidecas 2628280-40-8n-[(1s)-1-cyano-2-[(3s)-2-oxopyrrolidin-3-yl]ethyl]-3-[(2s)-3,3-dimethyl-2-[(2,2,2-trifluoroacetyl)amino]butanoyl]-6paxlovidpf-07321332pfizermectin

Etymology

From -vir. Coined by Pfizer in 2021

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