-virsen

English

Etymology

From -vir- (“antiviral”) +‎ -rsen (“antisense oligonucleotide”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪə.sən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvɪɹ.sən/

Suffix

-virsen

1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of antiviral antisense oligonucleotides.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -virsen

afovirsen

fomivirsen

miravirsen

References

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

Anagrams

• Ervins, Nivers, Viners, servin', versin, viners