REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does reverse transcriptase inhibitor mean? 

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

1. an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug (any drug that destroys viruses)

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

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)

NRTI; nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process; results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus; often used in combination with other drugs)

 Context examples 

A synthetic purine fluoro-dideoxyadenosine derivative, antiviral Lodenosine acts as a reverse transcriptase inhibitor.

(Lodenosine, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Atevirdine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Lagociclovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of thymidine.

(Alovudine, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor prodrug analog of guanosine.

(Amdoxovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A succinate salt form of abacavir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir Succinate, NCI Thesaurus)

A nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine with activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV), herpes virus, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

(Adefovir, NCI Thesaurus)

A sulfate salt form of abacavir, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of guanosine.

(Abacavir Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

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

(Efavirenz, NCI Dictionary)

A prodrug form of didanosine, a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor analog of adenosine.

(Dideoxyadenosine, NCI Thesaurus)