In addition to what alexseanchai said, the "mab" at the end means it's a monoclonal antibody.
They want a name that isn't already in use, and if it gets to the point of generic names and being dispensed at a pharmacy, they also want a name that doesn't look or sound too much like the name of anything else currently in use, to reduce the risk of giving people the wrong drug.
That seems to produce more words with V, X, and Z in them than in normal English, because those are less likely to be in use for something else.
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Date: 2023-03-06 09:21 pm (UTC)They want a name that isn't already in use, and if it gets to the point of generic names and being dispensed at a pharmacy, they also want a name that doesn't look or sound too much like the name of anything else currently in use, to reduce the risk of giving people the wrong drug.
That seems to produce more words with V, X, and Z in them than in normal English, because those are less likely to be in use for something else.