protease inhibitor

1. 1.

   an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs

   SynonymsPI

   Broaderantiviral

   Narrowerindinavirnelfinavirritonavirsaquinavir

   Part ofdrug cocktail

Questions about protease inhibitor

What does protease inhibitor mean?

protease inhibitor means "an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs".

What is another word for protease inhibitor?

Close synonyms include PI. 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 protease inhibitor a common word?

protease 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.