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Definition of Antiviral agent
1. Noun. Any drug that destroys viruses.
Specialized synonyms: Ddc, Dideoxycytosine, Zalcitabine, Ddi, Didanosine, Dideoxyinosine, Interferon, Pi, Protease Inhibitor, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, Ribavirin, Virazole
Generic synonyms: Medicament, Medication, Medicinal Drug, Medicine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antiviral Agent
Literary usage of Antiviral agent
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"... spectrum antiviral agent active in vivo (/). Oral administration stimulates
mice to make a protein with the biologic characteristics of interferon. ..."
2. Hypochondriac's Guide to Tamiflu (Oseltamvir) for Bird Flu: Public by W Frederick Zimmerman (2006)
"Gwaltney does not disclose a method or composition for the effective treatment
of the common cold or other viral infections wherein both the antiviral agent ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The cancer chemotherapeutic and antiviral agent 9-/?-D-arabinofuranosyl-
adenine (ara-A) was examined for potential oncogenicity, using a serial line of ..."
4. The Inventive Thinking Curriculum Project by Marion Canedo (1990)
"... an agent to prevent the rejection of kidney transplants, and Zovirax, the
first selective antiviral agent against herpes virus ..."
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