antiviral

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ viral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
2. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

Translations

medicine

• Catalan: antivíric
• Italian: antivirale (it)
• Portuguese: antiviral (pt)
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• Russian: противови́русный (ru) (protivovírusnyj), антиви́русный (ru) (antivírusnyj)
• Spanish: antivírico

computing

• Catalan: antivirus
• Russian: антиви́русный (ru) (antivírusnyj)
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• Spanish: antivirus (es)

Noun

antiviral (plural antivirals)

1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁal/

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Adjective

antiviral (feminine antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

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German

Etymology

anti- +‎ viral

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [antiviˈʀaːl]
• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧vi‧ral

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

1. (medicine) antiviral

Further reading

• “antiviral” in Duden online

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Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Adjective

1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Noun

antiviral m (plural antivirais)

1. (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections

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Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Adjective

antiviral m or f (masculine and feminine plural antivirales)

1. antiviral

   Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

• “antiviral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014