acyclovir

acy·clo·vir

noun \(ˌ)ā-ˈsī-klō-ˌvir\

Definition of ACYCLOVIR

: a cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used especially to treat the symptoms of chicken pox, shingles, and the genital form of herpes simplex

Origin of ACYCLOVIR

²a- + cycl- + virus

First Known Use: 1979

Rhymes with ACYCLOVIR

animalier, boulevardier, Buckinghamshire, carabineer, celestial sphere, charioteer, conventioneer, dollar-a-year, electioneer, elephant's ear, Eskisehir, free marketeer, harquebusier, heliosphere, ionosphere, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, orienteer