Associations to the word «Antiviral»

Wiktionary

ANTIVIRAL, adjective. (medicine) Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
ANTIVIRAL, adjective. (computing) Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.

Dictionary definition

ANTIVIRAL, noun. Any drug that destroys viruses.
ANTIVIRAL, adjective. Inhibiting or stopping the growth and reproduction of viruses.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats