penciclovir
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/2-amino-9-%284-hydroxy-3-%28hydroxymethyl%29butyl%29-1H-purin-6%289H%29-one_200.svg/220px-2-amino-9-%284-hydroxy-3-%28hydroxymethyl%29butyl%29-1H-purin-6%289H%29-one_200.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From (iso)pen(tyl) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /pɛnˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/
Noun
[edit]penciclovir (uncountable)
- (pharmacology) A guanine analogue antiviral drug C10H15N5O3 that is used mostly topically for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis.
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “penciclovir”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.