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ri•ba•vi•rin
(rī′bə vī′rin),USA pronunciation n. [Pharm.]
- Drugsa synthetic compound, C8H12N4O5, active against several DNA and RNA viruses.
- probably by shortening and alteration of ribofuranosyl, a component of its chemical name (see ribose, furan, -ose2, -yl) + vir(us) + -in2 1965–70
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