antiviral

English

Etymology

anti- + viral

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/

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.

Alternative forms

Translations

Noun

antiviral (plural antivirals)

  1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication.

Translations

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁal/
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Adjective

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

  1. antiviral

German

Etymology

anti- + viral

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antiviˈʁaːl/
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧vi‧ral
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Adjective

antiviral (strong nominative masculine singular antiviraler, not comparable)

  1. (medicine) antiviral

Declension

Further reading

  • antiviral” in Duden online
  • antiviral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

From anti- + viral.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.viˈɾaw/ [ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃi.viˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌɐ̃.ti.viˈɾal/ [ˌɐ̃.ti.viˈɾaɫ]

Adjective

antiviral m or f (plural antivirais)

  1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Noun

antiviral m (plural antivirais)

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

Romanian

Etymology

From French antiviral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /an.ti.viˈral/

Adjective

antiviral m or n (feminine singular antivirală, masculine plural antivirali, feminine and neuter plural antivirale)

  1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Declension

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- + viral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antibiˈɾal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.β̞iˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧vi‧ral

Adjective

antiviral (plural antivirales)

  1. antiviral
    Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

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