-buvir

English

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -vir (“antiviral”).

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Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /bjʊ.vɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /bjəˌvɪɹ/

Suffix

-buvir

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitors used as antivirals.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -buvir

dasabuvir

deleobuvir

filibuvir

setrobuvir

sofosbuvir

References

• The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎^[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018