non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor
    n 1: an antiviral drug used against HIV; binds directly to
         reverse transcriptase and prevents RNA conversion to DNA;
         often used in combination with other drugs [syn: {non-
         nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor}, {NNRTI}]