acyclovir, Zovirax
(noun) an oral antiviral drug (trade name Zovirax) used to treat genital herpes; does not cure the disease but relieves the symptoms
Source: WordNet® 3.1
acyclovir (usually uncountable, plural acyclovirs)
(pharmaceutical drug) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of genital herpes. [from 20th c.]
• acycloguanosine
• Avirax
• Zovirax
Source: Wiktionary
12 February 2025
(noun) an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung’s disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.