emtricitabine

English

Chemical structure of emtricitabine

Etymology

From [Term?] +‎ -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

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Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌɛm.tɹɪˈsaɪ.təˌbin/

Noun

emtricitabine (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A synthetic nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor C₈H₁₀FN₃O₃S (trademarks Atripla, Complera, Emtriva, Stribild, Truvada) administered orally typically in conjunction with other antiretroviral agents for the treatment of HIV infection.

References

• “emtricitabine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.