-virine

English

Etymology

From -vir- (“antiviral”) +‎ -ine.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-virine

  1. (pharmacology) Used to form names of nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) used as antivirals.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -virine
capravirine
dapivirine
doravirine
etravirine
lersivirine
rilpivirine

References

  • The use of stems in the selection of International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical substances‎[1], Geneva: World Health Organization, 2018

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