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ribavirin
noun
an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections
• Syn: ↑Virazole
• Usage Domain: ↑trade name (for: ↑Virazole)
• Hypernyms: ↑antiviral, ↑antiviral agent, ↑antiviral drug

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\\ˌrībəˈvīrən\ noun
Etymology: perhaps from ribonucleic acid + virus + -in
: a synthetic broad-spectrum antiviral nucleoside C8H12N4O5

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/ruy"beuh vuy'rin/, n. Pharm.
a synthetic compound, C8H12N4O5, active against several DNA and RNA viruses.
[1965-70; prob. by shortening and alter. of ribofuranosyl, a component of its chemical name (see RIBOSE, FURAN, -OSE2, -YL) + VIR(US) + -IN2]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.