Gilead
pronunciation
How to pronounce Gilead in British English:
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Word Origin
- Gilead
- Biblical site (Gen. xxxi:21, etc.), traditionally from the name of a grandson of Manasseh, perhaps from Aramaic gal "heap of stones."
Example
- 1. Such preventative use could sharply boost sales of the drugs , which are marketed by gilead of the us .
- 2. A gilead spokeswoman said the company has yet to receive an official notification of the decision from the indian patent office .
- 3. Who said it would begin sending 2.4 million treatment courses of roche ag 's and gilead sciences inc 's tamiflu , an antiviral proven effective against the new flu , to 72 nations .
- 4. Gilead responded by striking a deal the same year with 13 other indian generic manufacturers , giving them a license to make the drug for a 5 % royalty .
- 5. The move could prompt patent lawsuits by gilead sciences and roche , which developed and sell tamiflu , so cipla will sell only to countries indemnifying them against such suits , the company said .