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    NNRTI

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    NNRTI; non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("NNRTI" 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 "NNRTI"):

    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 ("NNRTI" 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)

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