English adjective: antiviral | |||
1. | antiviral inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses | ||
English noun: antiviral | |||
1. | antiviral (artifact) any drug that destroys viruses | ||
Synonyms | antiviral agent, antiviral drug | ||
Broader (hypernym) | medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | DDC, DDI, didanosine, dideoxycytosine, dideoxyinosine, interferon, PI, protease inhibitor, reverse transcriptase inhibitor, ribavirin, Virazole, zalcitabine | ||