amantadine

== English == === Etymology === From amantad- (“alteration of adamantane”) +‎ -ine. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmæn.təˌdin/ === Noun === amantadine (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 ==== -mantadine (“adamantane derivative”) ==== Translations ==== === References === “amantadine”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === adamantine, antamanide, diamantane