non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsNNRTI

   Broaderreverse transcriptase inhibitor

   Narrowerdelavirdinenevirapine

   Part ofdrug cocktail

Questions about non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

What does non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor mean?

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

What is another word for non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor?

Close synonyms include NNRTI. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor a common word?

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.