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ri⋅ba⋅vi⋅rin

  [rahy-buh-vahy-rin]
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–noun Pharmacology.
a synthetic compound, C8H1 2N4O5, active against several DNA and RNA viruses.
Origin:
1965–70; prob. by shortening and alter. of ribofuranosyl, a component of its chemical name (see ribose, furan, -ose 2 , -yl ) + vir(us) + -in 2
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ri·ba·vi·rin   (rī'bə-vī'rĭn)   
n.  A synthetic antiviral ribonucleoside, C8H12N4O5, that inhibits the replication of DNA and RNA, used to treat respiratory syncytial virus.

[Probably rib(onucleic) a(cid) + vir(us) + -in.]
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Main Entry: ri·ba·vi·rin
Pronunciation: "rI-b&-'vI-r&n
Function: noun
: a synthetic broad-spectrum antiviral drugC8H12N4O5 that is a nucleoside resembling guanosine
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ribavirin ri·ba·vi·rin (rī'bə-vī'rĭn)
n.
A synthetic antiviral ribonucleoside that inhibits DNA and RNA replication.

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