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ZANAMIVIRS
Definition of ZANAMIVIRS
Wiktionary has no entry for ZANAMIVIRS itself. This is its base word, ZANAMIVIR.
noun
An antiviral drug C12H20N4O7 that is a neuraminidase inhibitor taken by oral inhalation in the treatment and prophylaxis of Influenzavirus.
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Where it comes from
The origin recorded for ZANAMIVIR.
From zan- (of unknown origin) + -amivir (“neuraminidase inhibitor”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
ZANAMIVIRS in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 107, 4 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 4 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 107, 4 September 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
ZANAMIVIRS starts with Z and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read AAIIMNRSVZ - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. A and I appear more than once. It uses Z - among the least common letters in written English.
Words that start ZANAMI
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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