antiviral

[vahy-ruhl]

vi·ral

[vahy-ruhl]
adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or caused by a virus.
2.
pertaining to or involving the spreading of information and opinions about a product or service from person to person, especially on the Internet or in e-mails: a clever viral ad. See viral marketing.
3.
becoming very popular by circulating quickly from person to person, especially through the Internet: the most memorable viral videos; This book is already viral two weeks before its official publication date.
4.
pertaining to a computer virus.
5.
go viral, to spread rapidly via the Internet, e-mail, or other media: Footage of the candidate's off-color remarks went viral within minutes.

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Antiviral is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.

Origin:
1935–40; vir(us) + -al1

an·ti·vi·ral, adjective

viral, virile.
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antiviral (ˌæntɪˈvaɪrəl)
 
adj
1.  inhibiting the growth of viruses
 
n
2.  any antiviral drug: used to treat diseases caused by viruses, such as herpes infections and AIDS

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antiviral an·ti·vi·ral (ān'tē-vī'rəl, ān'tī-)
adj.
Destroying or inhibiting the growth and reproduction of viruses.


an'ti·vi'ral n.

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