Term: ribavirin
IPA: ˌɹaɪ.bəˈvaɪ.ɹɪn

==English==
[[File:Ribavirin-skeletal.svg|thumb|Chemical structure of '''ribavirin''']]
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===Etymology===
{{ety|en|:af|riboside<alt:rib(oside)>|-a-|-vir-<t:antiviral>|-in|text=+|tree=1}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˌɹaɪ.bəˈvaɪ.ɹɪn/}}
*: {{audio|en|En-us-ribavirin.ogg|a=GA}}

===Noun===
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# {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[synthetic]] [[analog]] of [[guanosine]] with [[chemical formula]] C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub> that inhibits [[viral]] [[nucle