NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor mean? 

• NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR (noun)
  The noun NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR has 1 sense:

1. an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs

  Familiarity information: NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

Hypernyms ("non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor" is a kind of...):

reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor"):

delavirdine; Rescriptor (a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Rescriptor) used to treat AIDS and HIV)

nevirapine; Viramune (a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (trade name Viramune) used to treat AIDS and HIV)

Holonyms ("non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor" is a part of...):

drug cocktail; HAART; highly active antiretroviral therapy (a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV)

 Context examples 

It is a type of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a type of antiviral agent.

(Efavirenz, NCI Dictionary)

A next-generation, pyrazole non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Lersivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

A thiocarboxanilide non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(N-(4-Chloro-3-((3-Methyl-2-Butenyl)Oxy)Phenyl)-2-Methyl-3-Furancarbothioamide, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine, NCI Thesaurus)

A mesylate salt form of atevirdine, a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Atevirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A diarylpyrimidine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Dapivirine, NCI Thesaurus)

A benzodiazepine non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Nevirapine, NCI Thesaurus)

A mesylate salt form of delavirdine, a synthetic, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Delavirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Antimoniotungstate, NCI Thesaurus)