saquinavir
noun
saquinavir is spelled S-A-Q-U-I-N-A-V-I-R: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saquinavir means “An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in saquinavir?
| Letters | 10: S-A-Q-U-I-N-A-V-I-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 52 million words; the 225,584th 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 saquinavir?
Saquinavir appears about once in every 52 million words in written English, the 225,584th 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).
What does saquinavir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An antiretroviral drug C₃₈H₅₀N₆O₅ of the protease inhibitor class that is used in the form of its methylated sulfonic salt especially in combination with other antiretroviral agents to treat HIV infected patients.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate saquinavir?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of saquinavir: SQV.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does saquinavir come from?
From sa- (“probably alteration of (prote)as(e)”) + quin(oline) + -a- + -vir (“antiviral”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).