RESCRIPTOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rescriptor mean? 

• RESCRIPTOR (noun)
  The noun RESCRIPTOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RESCRIPTOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RESCRIPTOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

delavirdine; Rescriptor

Hypernyms ("Rescriptor" is a kind of...):

NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA; often used in combination with other drugs)