efavirenz
English
Etymology
Probably from ef (“fluorine”) + -a- + -vir- (“antiviral”) + (b)enz(oxazinone).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɛˈfæv.ɪˌɹɛnz/, /ˌɛf.əˈvaɪˌɹɛnz/
Noun
efavirenz (uncountable) (abbreviated EFV)
- (pharmacology) A nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C14H9ClF3NO2 that is administered orally with other antiretroviral agents in the treatment of type-1 HIV infection.
- 2007 January 11, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “AIDS Drug to Protect Fetus Is Safe for Infected Mothers, Study Finds”, in New York Times:
- In generic form, it costs one-eighth as much as efavirenz, the most closely related drug.
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References
- “efavirenz”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary