amantadine
English
editEtymology
editFrom amantad- (“alteration of adamantane”) + -ine.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmæn.təˌdin/
Noun
editamantadine (plural amantadines)
- (pharmacology) A drug used especially as the hydrochloride C10H17N·HCl to prevent infection (as by an influenzavirus) by interfering with virus penetration into host cells.
Derived terms
edit- -mantadine (“adamantane derivative”)
Translations
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References
edit- “amantadine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.