antiviral
/æntiˈvaɪɹəl/
antiviral adjective: inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
Adjective
antiviral (not comparable)
- Inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
- Eliminating or inhibiting the action of a computer virus.
Noun
antiviral (plural antivirals)
- An antiviral medication.
antiviral meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Vietnamese
antiviral in Hindi
- antiviral
- विषाणुरोधी viṣāṇurodhī
antiviral in Tamil
- நச்சுயிரிக்கு எதிரான, அதிநுண்ணுயிர் எதிர்ப்பி, வைர செதிர்ப்பி, நச்சுயிர் எதிரி
antiviral in Arabic
- antiviral medication
- مضاد للفيروسات
antiviral in Vietnamese
- medicine
- kháng vi-rút, kháng siêu vi, kháng siêu vi khuẩn, kháng siêu vi trùng
- antiviral medication
- thuốc kháng vi-rút, thuốc kháng siêu vi, thuốc kháng siêu vi khuẩn, thuốc kháng siêu vi trùng
Forms of antiviral
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | anti-viral |
| Noun | |
| plural | antivirals |
Origin of antiviral
From anti- + viral.
Words formed from antiviral
Questions about antiviral
- What does antiviral mean?
- Antiviral means inhibiting the growth and reproduction of a virus.
- What is antiviral in Hindi?
- Antiviral in Hindi is विषाणुरोधी (viṣāṇurodhī). See Antiviral meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is antiviral?
- Antiviral can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce antiviral?
- Antiviral is pronounced /æntiˈvaɪɹəl/.
Words near antiviral in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: antiviral (page history and authors); विषाणुरोधी (Hindi) (page history and authors); antiviral (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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