carbovir

English

Etymology

From carbo- +‎ -vir.

Noun

carbovir (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) A chemical compound containing hydroxymethyl cyclopentene bound to guanosine which is active against some viruses. IUPAC name is 2-amino-9-[(1R,4S)-4-(hydroxymethyl)cyclopent-2-en-1-yl]-3H-purin-6-one