cidofovir
/saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/noun
cidofovir is spelled C-I-D-O-F-O-V-I-R: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cidofovir means “An antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cidofovir?
| Letters | 9: C-I-D-O-F-O-V-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cidofovir?
Cidofovir appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cidofovir?
- US /saɪˈdoʊ.fəˌvɪɹ/
- US /saɪˈdɑf.əˌvɪɹ/
Cidofovir has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cidofovir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antiviral drug C₈H₁₄N₃O₆P·2H₂O (trademark Vistide) administered intravenously for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis in patients with AIDS.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cidofovir come from?
From cy(tosine)[Term?] + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).