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delavirdine

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌdɛl.əˈvɪə.diːn/
  • General-American: /ˌdɛl.əˈvɪɹˌdin/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor used to treat HIV.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Rescriptor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NNRTI

History

Etymology

From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + (pyri)dine.