amantadine

[uh-man-tuh-deen]

a·man·ta·dine

[uh-man-tuh-deen]
noun Pharmacology.
a water-soluble crystalline substance, C10H17NHCl, used as an antiviral and antiparkinsonian drug.

Origin:
1960–65; coinage apparently based on the chemical name 1-aminoadamantane; see amino-, adamantane
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amantadine (əˈmæntəˌdiːn)
 
n
an antiviral drug used in the treatment of some types of influenza and to reduce some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease
 
[C20: a blend of amine + adamantane the chemical compound from which it is derived]

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amantadine a·man·ta·dine (ə-mān'tə-dēn')
n.
An antiviral drug also used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

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