Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an antiviral drug used against HIV;
is incorporated into the DNA of the virus and stops the building process;
results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus;
often used in combination with other drugs;
[syn: nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
NRTI
n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; is incorporated into
the DNA of the virus and stops the building process;
results in incomplete DNA that cannot create a new virus;
often used in combination with other drugs [syn:
nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor, NRTI]