/ eɪˈsaɪkləvɪə(r); NAmE -vɪr/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a drug that is used to treat viruses
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from acycl(ic) + vir(al DNA) .
/ eɪˈsaɪkləvɪə(r); NAmE -vɪr/ noun
[ U ] ( medical ) a drug that is used to treat viruses
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WORD ORIGIN
1970s: from acycl(ic) + vir(al DNA) .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005