protease inhibitor

NOUN
18 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

protease inhibitor is a valid 18-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 26 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
P3R1O1T1E1A1S1E1I1N1H4I1B3I1T1O1R1
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does protease inhibitor mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

An antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs.

SYNONYMS
PI
BROADER
ANTIVIRAL AGENTANTIVIRALANTIVIRAL DRUG
NARROWER
VIRACEPTCRIXIVANNORVIRRITONAVIRSAQUINAVIRINDINAVIRINVIRASENELFINAVIR