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Definition of acyclovir noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

acyclovir

noun

/eɪˈsaɪkləvɪə(r)/

/eɪˈsaɪkləvɪr/

[uncountable] (medical)

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a drug that is used to treat viruses
Word Origin1970s: from acycl(ic) + vir(al DNA).

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