"antiviral" meaning in English

See antiviral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ Forms: anti-viral [alternative]
Etymology: From anti- + viral. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|viral}} anti- + viral Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} antiviral (not comparable)
  1. (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical effects Translations (medicine): antivíric (Catalan), protivirový (Czech), antiviral (German), αντιιικός (antiiikós) (Greek), αντιικός (antiikós) (Greek), antivirale (Italian), patu huaketo (Maori), ārai wheori (Maori), ārai huaketo (Maori), antiviral (Portuguese), противови́русный (protivovírusnyj) (Russian), антиви́русный (antivírusnyj) (Russian), antivírico (Spanish), kháng vi-rút (Vietnamese), kháng siêu vi (Vietnamese), kháng siêu vi khuẩn (Vietnamese), kháng siêu vi trùng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-antiviral-en-adj-P5qhBXoj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 33 32 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences Disambiguation of 'medicine': 100 0
  2. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing): antivirus (Catalan), αντιιικός (antiiikós) (Greek), αντιικός (antiikós) (Greek), antywirusowy (Polish), антиви́русный (antivírusnyj) (Russian), antivirus (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-antiviral-en-adj-B7QzvXIS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with anti-, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with anti-: 32 43 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 31 43 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 33 32 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing': 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: antivirally, chemoantiviral, nonantiviral

Noun

IPA: /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ Forms: antivirals [plural]
Etymology: From anti- + viral. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|anti|viral}} anti- + viral Head templates: {{en-noun}} antiviral (plural antivirals)
  1. (pharmacology) An antiviral medication. Categories (topical): Pharmaceutical drugs Translations (antiviral medication): مضاد للفيروسات (Arabic), Virustatikum [neuter] (German), Viruzid [neuter] (German), (rongoā) patu huaketo (Maori), (rongoā) ārai wheori (Maori), thuốc kháng vi-rút (Vietnamese), thuốc kháng siêu vi (Vietnamese), thuốc kháng siêu vi khuẩn (Vietnamese), thuốc kháng siêu vi trùng (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-antiviral-en-noun-tyf2bLz- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 46 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 34 32 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 29 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 33 29 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 33 32 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 35 34 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 33 32 Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "word": "antivirally"
    },
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      "word": "chemoantiviral"
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      "word": "nonantiviral"
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        "(pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus."
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        "Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus."
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        "(computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus."
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      "ipa": "/æntiˈvaɪɹəl/"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "antivíric"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "code": "de",
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      "word": "antiviral"
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "el",
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      "word": "αντιικός"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "antivirale"
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      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "patu huaketo"
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      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "ārai wheori"
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      "word": "antiviral"
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      "word": "противови́русный"
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      "word": "антиви́русный"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "kháng vi-rút"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "medicine",
      "word": "kháng siêu vi"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "medicine",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "computing",
      "word": "antivirus"
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    {
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      "roman": "antiiikós",
      "sense": "computing",
      "word": "αντιιικός"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "word": "αντιικός"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "computing",
      "word": "antywirusowy"
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      "word": "антиви́русный"
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      "sense": "computing",
      "word": "antivirus"
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        "An antiviral medication."
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        "(pharmacology) An antiviral medication."
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "مضاد للفيروسات"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "antiviral medication",
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      "word": "Virustatikum"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "antiviral medication",
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      "word": "Viruzid"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
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      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "(rongoā) patu huaketo"
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      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "(rongoā) ārai wheori"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "thuốc kháng vi-rút"
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "thuốc kháng siêu vi"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "thuốc kháng siêu vi khuẩn"
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      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "antiviral medication",
      "word": "thuốc kháng siêu vi trùng"
    }
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  "word": "antiviral"
}

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