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Saquinavir

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients. uncountable
  2. 2
    a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in treating HIV wordnet

Etymology

From sa- (“probably alteration of (prote)as(e)”) + quin(oline) + -a- + -vir (“antiviral”).

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