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antiviral

[ US /ˌæntiˈvaɪɹəɫ/ ]
[ UK /ˌæntɪvˈa‍ɪ‍əɹə‍l/ ]
NOUN
  1. any drug that destroys viruses
ADJECTIVE
  1. inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses

How To Use antiviral In A Sentence

  • Ministers have spent nearly 500million stockpiling the antiviral drug in case of a deadly epidemic but there are doubts it is effective. The Sun
  • Besides picking the more familiar lemon balm, coltsfoot and mullein, I found myself picking honeysuckle flowers for their antibacterial and antiviral properties.
  • When the acyclic adenosine analog was tested in the antiviral screen, it showed antiherpetic activity in vitro at about twice the concentration of ara-A The antiviral program now concentrated on the acyclic nucleoside analogs, with the syntheses conducted by Schaeffer and Beauchamp, the antiviral testing by Bauer and Collins, and the mechanisms of action, enzymology and in vivometabolism by my group (108,109). Nobel Lecture The Purine Path To Chemotherapy
  • The effectiveness of antivirals in the treatment of pandemic influenza is unclear.
  • One example of an antiviral compound is interferon which is a chemical produced by the body in response to viral infection.
  • Garlic works as an antibiotic, antiviral, antifungal, antiseptic and a germicide. What Are the Health Benefits of Garlic?
  • Its congeners and derivatives exhibit pronounced biological activity as strong antiviral agents and as antineoplastic drugs.
  • A second important difference, when it comes to response capacity, is that we now have a wider armamentarium of possible interventions – antiviral medicines in addition to the potential for a vaccine.
  • It will also dispatch bundles of antiviral drugs to hospitals and clinics. Times, Sunday Times
  • For now, Mexican doctors are focusing on treatment with antivirals like oseltamivir (Tamiflu) and zanamivir (Relenza). City of Fear
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