different between aciclovir vs acyclovirhttp

English

Alternative forms

• acyclovir, acycloguanosine

Etymology

From acyclo(guanosine) +? -vir (“antiviral”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /e??s??.kl?(?)?v??/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /e??sa?.klo??v??/

Noun

aciclovir (uncountable)

1. (pharmacology) A cyclic synthetic nucleoside C₈H₁₁N₅O₃ used as an antiviral drug (trademarks Avirax, Zovirax) chiefly in the treatment of chicken pox, shingles, the genital form of herpes simplex, and AIDS.
   • 1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society 2016, p. 443:

     In cells infected with the herpes virus, acyclovir is converted to a metabolic blocking agent, thereby largely overcoming the old and plaguing problem of toxicity to the host.

Translations

Derived terms

• -ciclovir (“bicyclic heterocycle compound”)

References

• “acyclovir”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “acyclovir”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).