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cidofovir.

An antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/General-American/saɪˈdɑf.əˌvɪɹ/General-American
  1. An antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.

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Where this word comes from

From cy(tosine)[Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

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