ribavirin

== English == === Etymology === From rib(oside) + -a- + -vir- (“antiviral”) + -in. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɹaɪ.bəˈvaɪ.ɹɪn/ === Noun === ribavirin (countable and uncountable, plural ribavirins) (pharmacology) A synthetic analog of guanosine with chemical formula C8H12N4O5 that inhibits viral nucleic acid synthesis and is used as a broad-spectrum antiviral drug especially in the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus infection and chronic hepatitis C. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “ribavirin”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “ribavirin”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.