amantadine

American

[uh-man-tuh-deen] / əˈmæn təˌdin /

noun

Pharmacology.

a water-soluble crystalline substance, C 10 H 17 NHCl, used as an antiviral and antiparkinsonian drug.

amantadine British

/ əˈmæntəˌdiːn /

noun

an antiviral drug used in the treatment of some types of influenza and to reduce some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease

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Etymology

Origin of amantadine

1960–65; coinage apparently based on the chemical name 1-aminoadamantane; see amino-, adamantane

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