1. (Human Geography) of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenship: civic duties. 2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to a city, citizens, or citizenship: civic duties.
The pistil is the collective term for the female reproductive structures in the flower-The Stigma, Style, Ovary and Ovule.
Protease inhibitors (PIs) are a class of antiviral drugs that are widely used to treat HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C. Protease inhibitors prevent viral replication selectively binding to viral proteases (e.g. HIV-1 protease) and blocking proteolytic cleavage of protein precursors that are necessary for the production of infectious viral particles.