molnupiravir
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English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/MK-4482.svg/220px-MK-4482.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]From -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.)
Noun
[edit]molnupiravir (uncountable)
- (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)