zidovudinehttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zidovudine_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezidovudine, n.
First published 1993; not fully revised

zidovudinenoun

Pharmacology.
  1. 1987–
    1. 1987
      The Wellcome Foundation has applied to the Department of Health and Social Security for a product licence for zidovudine (AZT), an antiviral drug that has been used..to treat certain..patients with the acquired immune deficiency syndrome.
      British Medical Journal 31 January 314/3
    2. 1989
      AZT (also known as zidovudine or Retrovir) began full clinical trials three years ago, and became widely available a year later.
      Economist 4 March 85/1
    3. 1990
      Every week I watch AIDS patients deteriorate and waste away despite Zidovudine (ZDV) therapy.
      Nature 14 June 574

zidovudine, n. was first published in 1993; not fully revised.

zidovudine, n. was last modified in December 2024.