English Explanatory Dictionary

molnupiravir

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

molnupiravir

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Lagevrio MK-4482 EIDD-2801 CAS 2349386-89-4 CAS 2492423-29-5 [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoate uridine 4-oxime 5′-(2-methylpropanoate)

Related words

nirmatrelvir
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