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penciclovir en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɛnˈsaɪ.kloʊˌvɪɹ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From (iso)pen(tyl) + -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A guanine analogue antiviral drug C₁₀H₁₅N₅O₃ that is used mostly topically for the treatment of recurrent herpes labialis.

Relateds

famciclovir