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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

azidothymidine

· IPA /əˌzɪd.oʊˈθaɪ.mɪˌdin/
01 n. an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine.
  1. 1.
    an antiviral drug, (C10H13N5O4) used in the treatment of AIDS. It has the generic name of zidovudine. Also: zidovudine
Syn. AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine, Retrovir[Trademark]