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ribavirin

[ rahy-buh-vahy-rin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.
  1. a synthetic compound, C 8 H 1 2 N 4 O 5 , active against several DNA and RNA viruses.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribavirin1

1965–70; probably by shortening and alteration of ribofuranosyl, a component of its chemical name ( ribose, furan, -ose 2, -yl ) + vir(us) + -in 2

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