antiviral

== English == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ viral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/ === Adjective === antiviral (not comparable) (pharmacology) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus. ==== Alternative forms ==== anti-viral ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === antiviral (plural antivirals) (pharmacology) An antiviral medication. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ti.vi.ʁal/ === Adjective === antiviral (feminine antivirale, masculine plural antiviraux, feminine plural antivirales) antiviral == German == === Etymology === anti- +‎ viral === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /antiviˈʁaːl/ Hyphenation: an‧ti‧vi‧ral === Adjective === antiviral (strong nominative masculine singular antiviraler, not comparable) (medicine) antiviral ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “antiviral” in Duden online “antiviral” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache == Portuguese == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ viral. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === antiviral m or f (plural antivirais) (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses) === Noun === antiviral m (plural antivirais) (pharmacology) a drug that acts against virus infections === Further reading === “antiviral”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “antiviral”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French antiviral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /an.ti.viˈral/ === Adjective === antiviral m or n (feminine singular antivirală, masculine plural antivirali, feminine/neuter plural antivirale) (medicine) antiviral (inhibiting viruses) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “antiviral”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From anti- +‎ viral. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /antibiˈɾal/ [ãn̪.t̪i.β̞iˈɾal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: an‧ti‧vi‧ral === Adjective === antiviral m or f (masculine and feminine plural antivirales) antiviral Synonym: antivírico === Further reading === “antiviral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Swedish == === Adjective === antiviral (not comparable) antiviral (nominalized) an antiviral ==== Declension ==== === References === antiviral in Svensk ordbok (SO) antiviral in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)