antiviral

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English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Pronunciation

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.

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Derived terms

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
  • Audio:(file)

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

 

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

Borrowed from French antiviral.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses)

Declension

singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite antiviral antivirală antivirali antivirale
definite antiviralul antivirala antiviralii antiviralele
genitive-
dative
indefinite antiviral antivirale antivirali antivirale
definite antiviralului antiviralei antiviralilor antiviralelor

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From anti- +‎ viral.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /antibiˈɾal/
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: an‧ti‧vi‧ral

Adjective

antiviral m or f (masculine and feminine plural antivirales)

  1. antiviral
    Synonym: antivírico

Further reading

Swedish

Adjective

antiviral (not comparable)

  1. antiviral
    ett antiviralt läkemedel
    an antiviral drug
  2. (nominalized) an antiviral
    en antiviral
    an antiviral

Declension

Inflection of antiviral
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular antiviral
neuter singular antiviralt
plural antivirala
masculine plural2 antivirale
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 antivirale
all antivirala

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

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