ribavirin (English, noun)
expansion: ribavirin (countable and uncountable, plural ribavirins)
Senses:
topics: medicine
pharmacology
sciences
glosses: A synthetic analog of guanosine with chemical formula C₈H₁₂N₄O₅ that inhibits viral nucleic acid synthesis and is used as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug especially in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection and chronic hepatitis C.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: ribavirins
tags: plural