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ANTIVIRAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any drug that destroys viruses

Synonyms:

antiviral; antiviral agent; antiviral drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("antiviral" is a kind of...):

medicament; medication; medicinal drug; medicine ((medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "antiviral"):

DDC; dideoxycytosine; zalcitabine; DDI; didanosine; dideoxyinosine (an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection)

interferon (an antiviral protein produced by cells that have been invaded by a virus; inhibits replication of the virus)

PI; protease inhibitor (an antiviral drug used against HIV; interrupts HIV replication by binding and blocking HIV protease; often used in combination with other drugs)

reverse transcriptase inhibitor (an antiviral drug that inhibits the action of reverse transcriptase in retroviruses such as HIV)

ribavirin; Virazole (an inhaled antiviral agent (trade name Virazole) that may be used to treat serious virus infections)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

antiviral (any drug that destroys viruses)

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 Context examples: 

A proprietary multiherbal topical cream based on Chinese herbal medicine with potential antineoplastic, antiviral, antibacterial and immunostimulatory activities.

(Arnebia Indigo Jade Pearl Topical Cream, NCI Thesaurus)

A water-soluble, semi-synthetic derivative of the sesquiterpine lactone artemisinin with anti-malarial, anti-shistosomiasis, antiviral, and potential anti-neoplastic activities.

(Artesunate, NCI Thesaurus)

The recruitment of leukocytes may contribute to tumor-associated leukocyte infiltration and to the antiviral state against HIV infection.

(CCL8 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Interferons alfa bind to specific cell-surface receptors, leading to the transcription and translation of genes whose protein products mediate antiviral, antiproliferative, anticancer and immune-modulating effects.

(Peginterferon alfa-2a, NCI Thesaurus)

The mesylate salt form of nelfinavir, a synthetic antiviral agent that selectively binds to and inhibits human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease.

(Nelfinavir mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic antiviral agent that selectively binds to and inhibits human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease.

(Nelfinavir, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic derivative prodrug of ethyl ester with antiviral activity.

(Oseltamivir, NCI Thesaurus)

The phosphate salt of oseltamivir, a synthetic derivative prodrug of ethyl ester with antiviral activity.

(Oseltamivir phosphate, NCI Thesaurus)

This agent also exhibits antiviral activity against respiratory syncytial virus, cytomegalovirus, and HIV.

(Papaverine, NCI Thesaurus)

In addition to its pronounced antiviral activity, it activates NK cells.

(Natural IFN-alpha OPC-18, NCI Thesaurus)