molnupiravir

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Etymology[edit]

-vir. Coined by Merck in 2020, named after Thor's Hammer; from Old Norse Mjǫllnir (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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molnupiravir (uncountable)

  1. (pharmacology) An antiviral drug developed to treat COVID-19, the first to obtain regulatory approval in the Western World, from the MHRA in the United Kingdom.

Synonyms[edit]

  • Lagevrio (trade name)
  • MK-4482
  • EIDD-2801
  • CAS 2349386-89-4
  • CAS 2492423-29-5
  • [(2R,3S,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[4-(hydroxyamino)-2-oxopyrimidin-1-yl]oxolan-2-yl]methyl-2-methylpropanoate
  • uridine,4-oxime,5′-(2-methylpropanoate)

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