ribavirin

[ rahy-buh-vahy-rin ]
/ ˈraɪ bəˌvaɪ rɪn /

noun Pharmacology.

a synthetic compound, C8H12N4O5, active against several DNA and RNA viruses.

Origin of ribavirin

1965–70; probably by shortening and alteration of ribofuranosyl, a component of its chemical name (see ribose, furan, -ose2, -yl) + vir(us) + -in2

Words nearby ribavirin

riba, ribald, ribaldry, riband, ribat, ribavirin, ribband, ribbed and smoked sheet, ribbed vault, ribbed-knit, ribbentrop

Medical definitions for ribavirin

ribavirin
[ rī′bə-vī′rĭn ]

n.

A synthetic antiviral ribonucleoside that inhibits DNA and RNA replication.